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ratchet wheel

NOUN
wheel with teeth
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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.

Another lubricator consists of a cock or plug inserted in the neck of the oil cup, and set in revolution by a pendulum and ratchet wheel, or any other means.

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

A lever is used to operate the pinion, being inserted in a hub fast upon the same spindle that carries the pinion and the ratchet wheel.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Electrically driven dials usually consist of a ratchet wheel driven by an electrically moved pall.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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



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