| 单词 | pawl rim |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspawl rim pawl rim n. Nautical a notched cast-iron ring for a pawl to catch in. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > winch or capstan > part of device to prevent recoil whelp1356 pawl1610 pawl rim1821 rim1831 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > capstan > pawl-rim parts of pawl rim1821 sprocket1857 1821 J. Fincham Introd. Outl. Pract. Ship-Building 232 The paul rim is a cast iron rim into which the pauls catch, to resist the return, or what is called to paul the capstan. 1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) I. 305/1 The common capstan..consists of the spindle.., the drum-heads.., the whelps.., the cheeks.., the paul-head and..the paul-rim. 1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 523/2 Pawl (to), to prevent any backward motion of a capstan by letting the pawls drop in the pawl rim. 2003 K. H. Marquardt Global Schooner 199/1 Cast-iron pawl rims appeared during the eighteenth century on English men-of-war, but were not used on smaller ships. < as lemmas |
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