a pivoted tongue or sliding bolt on one part of a machine that is adapted to fall into notches on another part, e.g. a ratchet wheel, so as to permit motion in only one direction
[perhaps modification of Dutch pal]
| 单词 | pawl |
| 释义 | pawl |
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