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From Middle English tredel, from Old English tredel; equivalent to tread + -le.
treadle (plural treadles)
- A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion.
1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141:
There is an inconspicuous treadle let into the floor and when you step on it an air-operated door-opening mechanism is automatically activated; [...].
- A device actuated by wheels passing over it.
1962 July, “Talking of Trains: Automatic car park at Harlow”, in Modern Railways, pages 11–12:
As a car enters the parking area the front wheels pass over a treadle, causing a timber barrier to lift and allow the motorist to drive in and park. No money is required at this stage. As the car passes over a second treadle, just beyond the entrance, the barrier falls again.
- (biology) Chalaza.
pedal or lever
- Bulgarian: педал m (pedal), крачна предавка f (kračna predavka)
- Estonian: tallalaud, tald (et)
- Finnish: poljin (fi)
- German: Fußhebel m
- Ido: pedalo (io)
- Irish: deil choise f
- Italian: pedale (it) m
- Latin: insilia n pl
- Polish: pedał (pl) m, człapień m
- Russian: педа́ль (ru) f (pedálʹ)
- Spanish: pedal (es) m
treadle (third-person singular simple present treadles, present participle treadling, simple past and past participle treadled)
- (intransitive) To use a treadle.