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6 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
originFrom French détente, from Latin tendō (“to stretch”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0