ratchet wheel

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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 Pier, Arthur Stanwood

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.

A tool to hold a drill, having a reversible ratchet wheel.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

People say the initiative and the referendum, against which I have talked, are like a ratchet wheel.

From Ethics in Service by Taft, William H.

The self-acting feed for the drill spindle is actuated by an eccentric on that spindle operating an arm, having a pawl engaging with the ratchet wheel on the lower end of the vertical feed spindle.

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