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Drawbar
/ˈdɹɔ.bɑɹ/
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.
📖 Definitions of "Drawbar"
- 1
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.
- 2
A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
- 3
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.
- 4
A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.
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