Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ratchet_wheel

1 sense of ratchet wheel

Sense 1
ratchet wheel -- (toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever)
       => wheel -- (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))