pawl
(pôl)
(pôl)n.
A hinged or pivoted device adapted to fit into a notch of a ratchet wheel to impart forward motion or prevent backward motion.
[Perhaps variant ofPALE1orPOLE2, or fromFrenchpal (fromOld French; see PALE1).]
pawl
| 单词 | pawl |
| 释义 | pawl (pôl)n. A hinged or pivoted device adapted to fit into a notch of a ratchet wheel to impart forward motion or prevent backward motion. [Perhaps variant ofPALE1orPOLE2, or fromFrenchpal (fromOld French; see PALE1).] pawl |
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