pawl in French
pawl in French is cliquet — pawl means a hinged piece of metal that drops into the teeth of a wheel, letting it turn in only one direction, as on a winch or in a clock.
pawl in French
cliquet
What does "pawl" mean?
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noun A hinged piece of metal that drops into the teeth of a wheel, letting it turn in only one direction, as on a winch or in a clock.
"The nails in the rim of the wheel went ratcheting over the leather pawl and the wheel slowed and came to a stop and the woman turned to the crowd and smiled."
- noun A similar part used to stop movement in other kinds of machinery.
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pawl in a sentence
- The nails in the rim of the wheel went ratcheting over the leather pawl and the wheel slowed and came to a stop and the woman turned to the crowd and smiled.
- A pawl is a sort of catch that fits into a ratchet wheel and pushes it around, or it may be used as a catch to prevent the backward motion of a windlass or the wheel on a derrick.
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What is "pawl" in French?
"pawl" in French is cliquet. pawl means: A hinged piece of metal that drops into the teeth of a wheel, letting it turn in only one direction, as on a winch or in a clock.
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