RATCHET WHEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ratchet wheel mean? 

• RATCHET WHEEL (noun)
  The noun RATCHET WHEEL has 1 sense:

1. toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever

  Familiarity information: RATCHET WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RATCHET WHEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ratchet wheel" is a kind of...):

wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

Holonyms ("ratchet wheel" is a part of...):

rachet; ratch; ratchet (mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)