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Drawspring

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drawbarnoun(road transport) 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.
drawlinknoun(rail transport) drawbar
drawgearnoun(countable) A harness for draught horses.
leaf springnounA spring in the form of a curved length(s) of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles
springheadnounThe source of a natural spring.
drawheadnoun(rail transport) Synonym of drawgear.
trailing springnounA spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.
spring pinnounIn locomotives, an iron rod fitted between the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate the pressure on the axles.
spring-boxnounThe frame of a sofa, etc., in which the springs are set.
spring hooknoun(fishing) An angler's snap-hook or spear-hook.
cross-springernoun(architecture) Alternative form of cross springer. [(architecture) A cross-rib in a groined vault.]
drawspannoun(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge.
leafspringnounAlternative form of leaf spring. [A spring in the form of a curved length(s) of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles]
bow springnoun(engineering) A spring in the shape of a bow.
spring studnounA rod passed through the axis of a coil-spring to keep it in place.
return springnoun(mechanics) The spring that returns a door handle or knob to its original position when rotated.
drawhooknoun(rail transport) A coupling hook.
springnoun(countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
clockspringnounA spring in a mechanical clock.
hairspringnounA spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.

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