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Pawl

Pawl Meaning & Definition
Pawl Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pawl?

[n] a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pawl: click | detent | dog

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pawl:

See Also | catch | rachet | ratch | ratchet | stop

Pawl In Webster's Dictionary

\Pawl\, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. {Pole} a stake.] (Mach.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of {Ratchet Wheel}. [Written also {paul}, or {pall}.] {Pawl bitt} (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive the strain of the pawls. {Pawl rim} or {ring} (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in.
\Pawl\, v. t. To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. {To pawl the capstan}. See under {Capstan}.

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