ratchet wheel
Example Sentences
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The pawl connected to the slow-acting magnet merely serves to prevent the ratchet wheel from turning back.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Samuel McMeen
There was a moment’s silence, then a sudden clicking of a ratchet wheel, and Allison began to rise rapidly towards the ceiling.
From The Jester of St. Timothy's by Arthur Stanwood Pier
He could not himself stoop; or, if he did, he could only sit erect again after the method of a ratchet wheel.
From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
The ratchet wheel and pawl shown in fig.
From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Walter C. Runciman
In one piece with the worm-wheel is a ratchet wheel l, and at m is a handle with a pawl that may be engaged with or disengaged from ratchet-wheel l.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
