pawl in Japanese
pawl in Japanese is 歯止め — 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 Japanese
歯止め
Pronounced: hadome
What does "pawl" mean?
- 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.
- noun A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
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What is "pawl" in Japanese?
"pawl" in Japanese is 歯止め. 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.
How do you pronounce 歯止め?
"pawl" in Japanese is 歯止め, pronounced "hadome".
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