drawbar
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drawbar
- /ˈdɹɔ.bɑɹ/ US
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From draw + bar.
noun drawbars
- 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.
- A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car. With multiple-unit electric trains one cannot quote figures of drawbar horsepower, because there is no drawbar, as such; […].
- 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.
- A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.
- A device for changing the tools on milling machines.
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noun open-mouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin
| Русский | сцепка scepka |
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Talk about this word "drawbar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drawbar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. drawbar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drawbar "drawbar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drawbar.
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@misc{drawbar_2026,
title = {drawbar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drawbar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
