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View definitions for cogwheel

cogwheel

noun as in cog

noun as in gear

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Example Sentences

When he crawled out, with a greasy cogwheel in his hand, he was soaked with perspiration and his overalls were stained by oil.

Between the rails runs a third broad and massive rail provided with teeth, which gear with a cogwheel under the locomotive.

Remove washer on the short end of shaft, also the cogwheel if the shaft has cogs on both ends.

They have very powerful engines and a cogwheel arrangement, the line making a zigzag up the mountain-side.

There was a grinding crash, and a large cogwheel tore its way through the roof.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cogwheel, such as: prong, differential, fang, gear, pinion, and rack.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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