ratchet wheel
English
Noun
ratchet
wheel
(
plural
ratchet wheels
)
A toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging
detent
or
pawl
.
Synonyms:
dog wheel
,
ratch
The retaining wheel over the
mainspring
arbor
of a
timepiece
.
Translations
toothed wheel
Chinese:
Mandarin:
棘輪
/
棘轮
(zh)
(
jílún
)
German:
Rastrad
n
,
Sperrrad
(de)
n