drawbar
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
drawbar (plural drawbars)
- (rail transport) An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.
- (rail transport) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
- (road transport) A device to couple a powered road vehicle to a load to transfer tractive effort to the load, either as a push or as a pull.
- (music) A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.
- (engineering) A device for changing the tools on milling machines.
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Translations[edit]
open-mouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin
Gallery[edit]
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Drawbar for trailer.
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Drawbars on a Hammond organ.
References[edit]
- “drawbar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.