pawl

n. 棘爪, 制转杆, 卡爪 vt. 用掣爪停转

发音

US /pɔːl/
CA /pɑl/

词形变化

pawls 复数 pawled pawling pawls 三单 pawling 现在分词 pawled 过去式 pawled 过去分词

别名

pall

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.

  2. 2.

    A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.

  3. 1.

    Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”).

v.
  1. 1.

    To stop with a pawl.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

dog click detent

上位词 2

stop catch

整体词 3

ratchet rachet ratch

词源

17th c., perhaps from Low German or Dutch pal (“catch (mechanism)”), or from either French pal (“stake”) or épaule (“shoulder”).

来源：wiktionary