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pawl in Finnish

pawl in Finnish is lukituskynsi — pawl means a pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

pawl in Finnish

lukituskynsi
noun

What does "pawl" mean?

  1. noun A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
  2. noun A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
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What is "pawl" in Finnish?

"pawl" in Finnish is lukituskynsi. pawl means: A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

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