制轮装置;[防倒转的] 棘齿
Ratch \Ratch\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Rotche}. Ratch \Ratch\, n. [See {Rack} the instrument, {Ratchet}.] A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or chick works.
ratch n : mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction [syn: {ratchet}, {rachet}]