lifting block
1block — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a solid hewn or unhewn piece of hard material, esp. of rock, stone, or wood (block of ice). 2 a flat topped block used as a base for chopping, beheading, standing something on, hammering on, or for mounting a horse from. 3 a a …
2Block (sailing) — In sailing, a block is a single or multiple pulley. One or a number of sheaves are enclosed in an assembly between cheeks or chocks . In use a block is fixed to the end of a line, to a spar or to a surface. Rope or line is rove through the… …
3block and tackle — ► NOUN ▪ a lifting mechanism consisting of ropes, a pulley block, and a hook …
4block and tackle — n [C usually singular] a piece of equipment with wheels and ropes, used for lifting heavy things …
5block and tackle — noun count usually singular a piece of equipment that consists of wheels and ropes, used for lifting heavy objects …
6block — blockable, adj. /blok/, n. 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. 2. a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks. 3. one of a set of cube… …
7Block and tackle — A block and tackle [ Tackle can be pronEng|ˈteɪkəl in this usage.] is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads. TOC Overview Although used in many situations, they are… …
8block and tackle — noun pulley blocks with associated rope or cable • Hypernyms: ↑hoist • Part Meronyms: ↑pulley, ↑pulley block, ↑pulley block, ↑block * * * noun [singular] : a simple machine that is used to help lift heavy objects and that consists of rope and… …
9block and tackle — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms block and tackle : singular block and tackle plural blocks and tackles a piece of equipment that consists of wheels and ropes, used for lifting heavy objects …
10block and tackle — noun a lifting mechanism consisting of ropes, a pulley block, and a hook …
