drawbar

Plural: drawbars

Noun

• A bar or rod used for drawing or coupling.
• a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled
• 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.
• A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
• 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.
• A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.
• A device for changing the tools on milling machines.

Examples

• He felt a strategic drawbar connecting his scattered letters into a high-scoring word.

Synonyms

dragbar, draglink, drawlink