Dictionary

drawbar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹɔ.bɑɹ/ (US)

Etymology

From draw + bar.

Meanings

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.
   • With multiple-unit electric trains one cannot quote figures of drawbar horsepower, because there is no drawbar, as such; […]. 1960 April 14, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:
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.

Forms

Synonyms

drawlink · draglink · dragbar

Translations (5)

ru сцепка (open-mouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin) · pl dyszel (open-mouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin) · uk зчі́пка (open-mouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin) · uk зчеп (open-mouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin) · fi kytkin (open-mouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin)