Pawl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔːl/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɔːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dog detent click

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klinke

ein Klappverschluss, der in eine Kerbe einer Ratsche passt, um ein Rad vorwärts zu bewegen oder zu verhindern, dass es sich rückwärts bewegt

🇫🇷French

cliquet

un loquet articulé qui s'insère dans une encoche d'un cliquet pour faire avancer une roue ou l'empêcher de reculer

🇪🇸Spanish

trinquete

un pestillo con bisagras que encaja en una muesca de un trinquete para mover una rueda hacia adelante o evitar que se mueva hacia atrás

🇮🇹Italian

nottolino

un fermo incernierato che si inserisce in una tacca di un cricchetto per spostare una ruota in avanti o impedirne il movimento all'indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

pal

een scharnierende pal die in een inkeping van een ratel past om een wiel naar voren te bewegen of te voorkomen dat het naar achteren beweegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

lingueta

uma trava articulada que se encaixa no entalhe de uma catraca para mover uma roda para frente ou evitar que ela se mova para trás

🇷🇺Russian

собачка

шарнирная защелка, которая вставляется в выемку храпового механизма для перемещения колеса вперед или предотвращения его движения назад

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़्यूज़

एक टिका हुआ कैच जो किसी पहिये को आगे ले जाने या पीछे की ओर जाने से रोकने के लिए शाफ़्ट के एक पायदान में फिट हो जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதம்

ஒரு சக்கரத்தை முன்னோக்கி நகர்த்த அல்லது பின்னோக்கி நகர்வதைத் தடுக்க ராட்செட்டின் உச்சத்தில் பொருந்தக்கூடிய ஒரு கீல் கேட்ச்

🇮🇳Telugu

పంజా

చక్రాన్ని ముందుకు తరలించడానికి లేదా వెనుకకు కదలకుండా నిరోధించడానికి రాట్‌చెట్ యొక్క గీతకు సరిపోయే కీలు క్యాచ్

🇮🇳Marathi

पावल

चाक पुढे जाण्यासाठी किंवा मागे जाण्यापासून रोखण्यासाठी रॅचेटच्या खाचमध्ये बसणारा एक हिंग्ड कॅच

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાઉલ

એક હિન્જ્ડ કેચ કે જે વ્હીલને આગળ ખસેડવા અથવા તેને પાછળ જતા અટકાવવા માટે રેચેટના નોચમાં બંધબેસે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂಜ

ಚಕ್ರವನ್ನು ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಚಲಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಚಲಿಸದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯಲು ರಾಟ್‌ಚೆಟ್‌ನ ಹಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಹಿಂಜ್ ಕ್ಯಾಚ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാവൽ

ഒരു ചക്രം മുന്നോട്ട് നീക്കുന്നതിനോ പിന്നിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുന്നത് തടയുന്നതിനോ ഒരു റാറ്റ്ചെറ്റിൻ്റെ നോച്ചിലേക്ക് യോജിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഹിംഗഡ് ക്യാച്ച്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

棘爪

一种铰接扣，安装在棘轮的凹口中，用于向前移动轮子或防止其向后移动

🇯🇵Japanese

爪

ホイールを前方に動かしたり、後方に動かないようにするために、ラチェットのノッチにはまるヒンジ付きのキャッチ

🇰🇷Korean

폴

바퀴를 앞으로 움직이거나 뒤로 움직이는 것을 방지하기 위해 래칫의 노치에 맞는 힌지 캐치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái cầm

một chốt có bản lề vừa với một rãnh của bánh cóc để di chuyển bánh xe về phía trước hoặc ngăn nó di chuyển về phía sau

🇹🇭Thai

ตีน

ตัวจับแบบบานพับที่เหมาะกับรอยบากของวงล้อเพื่อเคลื่อนล้อไปข้างหน้าหรือป้องกันไม่ให้เคลื่อนที่ถอยหลัง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدقرة

مزلاج مفصلي يتناسب مع فتحة السقاطة لتحريك العجلة للأمام أو منعها من التحرك للخلف

🇮🇷Persian

پنجه

گیره لولایی که در شکاف جغجغه قرار می گیرد تا چرخ را به جلو حرکت دهد یا از حرکت به عقب جلوگیری کند

🇹🇷Turkish

mandal

Bir tekerleği ileri hareket ettirmek veya geriye doğru hareket etmesini önlemek için mandalın çentiğine uyan menteşeli bir mandal

🇮🇱Hebrew

כפתור

תפס ציר שמתאים לחריץ של מחגר כדי להזיז גלגל קדימה או למנוע ממנו לנוע אחורה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pawl'?

The primary meaning of 'pawl' is 'a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pawl' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'pawl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pawl' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pawl' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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