Usually means: Wheel with teeth, permits rotation.
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  1. ratchet wheel: Merriam-Webster
  2. ratchet wheel: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ratchet wheel: Vocabulary.com
  4. ratchet-wheel, ratchet wheel: Wordnik
  5. ratchet wheel: Wiktionary
  6. ratchet wheel: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Ratchet Wheel, ratchet wheel: Dictionary.com
  8. ratchet wheel: Rhymezone
  9. ratchet wheel: FreeDictionary.org
  10. ratchet wheel: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. ratchet wheel: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See ratchet_wheels as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (ratchet wheel)

noun:  A toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging detent or pawl.
noun:  The retaining wheel over the mainspring arbor of a timepiece.

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