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Definition of Pawl

Pawl
Pawl Pawl, v. t. To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan.
Pawl
Pawl Pawl, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. Pole a stake.] (Mach.) 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. [Written also paul, or pall.] Pawl bitt (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive the strain of the pawls. Pawl rim or ring (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in.

Meaning of Pawl from wikipedia

- A pawl is a mechanical component that restricts movement Pawl may also refer to: Pawl (constructor), a former racing car constructor Pawl (musician),...
- A pawl is a movable lever that engages a fixed component to either prevent movement in one direction or restrain it altogether. As such, it is a type of...
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- A parking pawl is a device ****ed to a motor vehicle's automatic transmission that locks up the transmission when the transmission shift lever selector...
- a linear rack with teeth, and a pivoting, spring-loaded finger called a pawl (or click, in clocks and watches) that engages the teeth. The teeth are uniform...
- The Pawl Kut is a festival of Mizoram held in December in India. Pawl means "Straw" hence pawl kut means a straw harvest festival. It is typically celebrated...
- Paul Najjar, (born May 16, 1995) known as Pawl, is a Swedish-Lebanese DJ, artist, producer and songwriter. He released his debut single "Set My Heart On...
- Thar (meaning "The Lord's New Church"), informally referred to as Chana Pâwl or Chhuanthar Kohhran ("The Church of New Generation"), a polygamy-practising...
- Saint Paul's Bay (Maltese: San Pawl il-Baħar) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial...
- Pawl) had 147,665 members and 860 branches, and supports more than one thousand missionaries, inside and outside of Mizoram. The Kohhran Pavalai Pawl...