Canadian French Meaning of pawl
cliquet
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Definitions and Meaning of pawl in English
pawl (n)
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
pawl (n.)
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.
pawl (v. t.)
To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
FAQs About the word pawl
cliquet
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backwardA pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a
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