"ratchet wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ratchet wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ratchet wheel (plural ratchet wheels)
  1. A toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging detent or pawl. Synonyms: dog wheel, ratch Translations (toothed wheel): Rastrad [neuter] (German), Sperrrad [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-ratchet_wheel-en-noun-flasq-S5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'toothed wheel': 85 15
  2. The retaining wheel over the mainspring arbor of a timepiece. Categories (topical): Timekeeping
    Sense id: en-ratchet_wheel-en-noun-n8TkYRfx Disambiguation of Timekeeping: 18 82

Inflected forms

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