Traditional Chinese Meaning of pawl

Other Traditional Chinese words related to 爪

Definitions and Meaning of pawl in English

Wordnet

pawl (n)

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

Webster

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.

Webster

pawl (v. t.)

To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.

FAQs About the word pawl

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

靈柩,棺材,墓,啤酒,盒子,石棺,罈,保險庫,亂葬,停屍房

積累,出現,氣球,建築,放大,升級,擴張,成長,增加,加劇

pawky => 狡猾的, pawk => 爪子, pawing => 刨挖, pawer => 動力, pawed => 爪子的,