pawl in a sentence

Examples

1. Its pawl engages the ( hidden ) vertical teeth in the lower ratchet to rotate the shaft to the required position.
2. The Lewis magazine was driven by a cam on top of the bolt which operated a pawl mechanism via a lever.
3. Recent improvements in design have replaced the ratchet ( gear and pawl mechanism ) with sprag clutches and disc brake assemblies.
4. Modern parking pawls are connected to a safety mechanism that prevents the pawl from engaging unless the vehicle is stopped first.
5. Modern parking pawls are connected to a safety mechanism that prevents the pawl from engaging unless the vehicle is stopped first.
6. Another pawl pivoted on the frame ensures that the wipers do not move backward; contact friction keeps them in place.
7. He was taught by many famous teachers, amongst them Dun Pietru Pawl Psaila and Dun
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8. :So, if a molecule strikes the wheel in the right way, it will move, pushing the pawl.
9. A "'park by wire "'system engages the parking pawl of a transmission using electrical means.
10. This occurred when each pawl aligned with both the ratchet of its rotor and the rotating notched ring of the neighbouring rotor.