Mechanism With A Toothed Bar Or Wheel Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction verb • move by degrees in one direction only
	51%	11		A toothed wheel that meshes with another toothed wheel
	noun • a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
	36%	7		Devices with a pawl and toothed wheel mechanism, used in jacks and winches
	noun • mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

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