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Definition of Pawls

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 Pawls 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),...
- Dogs (in the form of pawls) are used on extension ladders to temporarily anchor their sections to one-another. Table saw Pawls are used on table saws...
- Look up Pawling or pawling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pawling may refer to: Pawling (town), New York, in Dutchess County Pawling (village), New...
- 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...
- 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...
- drive drum are two or three freely floating pawls arranged so that when the clutch is tripped, the pawls spring outward much like the shoes in a drum...
- directorial film debut. He is a 1972 graduate of the Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, New York. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Black Knight (2001)...
- 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...
- Pawling is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Its po****tion was 8,012 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Catherine Pauling...
- isn't a problem as the low gear pawls can be overrun by a higher gear, while Normal and High gears use the same pawls, requiring an alternative solution...