Definitions
move by degrees in one direction only
Word origin
From French rochet (“bobbin, spindle, ratchet”), from Italian rocchetto (“spool, ratchet”).
Used in a sentence
“The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.”
“Ahead of them a group of mandibulous sales men had set up their combustion cups and incendiary ratchets to demonstrate their wares to whatever officers might come by.”
“This holddown ratchets, which allows the person loading the trailer to cinch down the straps.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“One-way gear device”7 letters
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