PAWL


Meaning of PAWL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpȯl ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps modification of Dutch pal pawl

Date: 1626

: a pivoted tongue or sliding bolt on one part of a machine that is adapted to fall into notches or interdental spaces on another part so as to permit motion in only one direction

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.