drawbar

Meaning

  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.
  5. A device for changing the tools on milling machines.

Synonyms

draft bar

drag bar

pull-rod

nutted rod

drag link

tension bar

crown stay bolt

pull-back bar

draught bar

tension rod

draw rod

tension link

draw link

rod in tension

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɹɔ.bɑɹ/
Etymology

From draw + bar.

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