drawbar

== English == === Etymology === From draw +‎ bar. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɔ.bɑɹ/ === Noun === drawbar (plural drawbars) (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. (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. (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. (music) A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform. (engineering) A device for changing the tools on milling machines. ==== Synonyms ==== dragbar (US) draglink drawlink ==== Translations ==== === Gallery === === References === “drawbar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.