The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RATCHETS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2007.
Devices with gearwheels and pawls crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RATCHETS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Devices with gearwheels and pawls
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pawl
- synchromesh
- mesh
- pallet
- tooth
- stop
- stops
- click
- clicking
- ratchet
- trip
- trips
Crossword Answer definitions
RATCHETS noun- A pawl, click or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
- A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
- A ratchet wrench.
- (by extension) A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
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