Word "PAWL" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Synonyms:
click, detent, dog

Crossword Clues for PAWL

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Catch wife in embrace of mate (4) The Guardian Cryptic 30 Sep 2025
Connector to a gearwheel Premier Sunday 20 Jul 2025
Engaging bar
Machine bolt
Mechanical catch New York Times 23 Jun 2024
Windlass part Wall Street Journal 08 Dec 2022
Wheel-ratchet engager Family Time 16 Sep 2019
Trigger-to-cylinder connection New York Times 27 Jan 2018
Trigger-to-cylinder connection
Ratcheting wheel mechanism New York Times 01 Oct 2017
Wheel-ratchet engager Universal 26 Apr 2017
Part of a ratchet wheel Universal 11 Mar 2017
Wheel-ratchet engager
Ratcheting wheel mechanism
It engages a ratchet wheel Universal 21 Dec 2016
Ratchet engager Universal 27 Jan 2016
It engages a ratchet wheel
Ratchet engager
Ratchet wheel engager USA Today 12 Apr 2015
Ratchet wheel engager
Ratchet engager
Bar locking a capstan in place
Machine part connecting to a gearwheel
Ratchet bar
Ratchet bar
Ratchet part
Bar that engages with a ratchet
Bar that engages with a ratchet
Ratchet bar
Ratchet bar
Ratchet part
Ratchet bar
Ratchet catch
Ratchet part
Ratchet engager
Something to sink one's teeth into
Ratchet-wheel engager
Ratchet wheel engager
Bar locking a capstan in place
Safety catch
Ratchet wheel part
Mechanical device
Ratchet engager
Pivoting device
Ratchet engager
Cogwheel accessory
Hinged tongue
Ratchet
Ratchet part
Ratchet's partner
Pivoted bolt
Catch
Ratchet-wheel regulator
Detent
Ratchet wheel part
Ratchet catch
Sliding bolt
Ratchet-wheel part
Neighbor of a ratchet.
Mechanical device on a cogwheel.
Hinged catch.
Device used with a ratchet wheel.
Ratchet.
Sliding bolt.
Click catch.
Mechanical device.
Mechanical click.
Machine part.
Bolt on a ratchet.
Sliding bolt in a machine.
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