Meanings
plural rachets
- archaicArchaic form of ratchet.
[…] two lateral wheels can be removed: when on the machine they are equivalent, as supporting surface, to a drum 0,79 m. broad, but, as the wheels are provided with special rachets, turning is easier because the central wheel is pulled on at the same speed as the faster-moving lateral wheel.
1922, International Reviw of the Science and Practice of Agriculture
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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rachet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rachet
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