ratchet wheel
Example Sentences
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He withdrew his head, and presently the ratchet wheel clicked and slowly, very slowly, Allison began to descend.
From The Jester of St. Timothy's by Pier, Arthur Stanwood
On the side of the clock case was a contact maker, which closed the circuit by the pin on the ratchet wheel, R, once every minute.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various
The third cause which catches hold, like a ratchet wheel in machinery, from time to time producing a complete standstill, is the greater strength of the defensive form.
From On War — Volume 1 by Graham, J. J., Colonel
The running board was rotten and full of holes; the brake at the north end of the car would not hold on account of having a loose ratchet wheel.
From Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention by Richards, R. C.
On the pendulum he had a little ratchet wheel, R, having thirty teeth.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various
