- Wall Street Journal Crossword
- December 8 2022
- Windlass part
Windlass part
We have found the following answers matching the query 'Windlass part' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Windlass part crossword clue was last seen on December 8 2022 in the popular Wall Street Journal Crossword.
Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher | 99% | PAWL | Windlass part | Wall Street Journal |
Definition
• | A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel. |
• | To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. |
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- Wall Street Journal: Dec 8, 2022
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