Associations to the word «Drawbar»

DRAWBAR, noun. (rail 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.

DRAWBAR, noun. (rail transport) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.

DRAWBAR, noun. (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. (See also Wikipedia:Drawbar)

DRAWBAR, noun. (musical instruments) A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.

DRAWBAR, noun. (engineering) A device for changing the tools on milling machines

DRAWBAR, noun. A strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled.