drawbar

noun — 5 senses

drawbar

noun

US /ˈdɹɔ.bɑɹ/

Etymology From draw + bar.

1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport 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

Rail transport, Railways, Transport A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.

  • With multiple-unit electric trains one cannot quote figures of drawbar horsepower, because there is no drawbar, as such; […].1960 April 23, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:
3

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.

4

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.

5

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A device for changing the tools on milling machines.

Synonyms
dragbar, draglink, drawlink

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