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A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polyspast, muffle, hoisting-tackle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hoist
The underwear combination of stockings worn with a suspender belt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hoist
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مُحْل
(muḥl)
— system of several pulleys
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Arabic:
مَحَالَة
(maḥāla)
— system of several pulleys
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Bulgarian:
полиспа́ст
(polispást)
— system of several pulleys
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Czech:
kladkostroj
— system of several pulleys
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Danish:
talje
— system of several pulleys
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Finnish:
väkipyörästö
— system of several pulleys
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Finnish:
taljasto
— system of several pulleys
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French:
polyspaste
— system of several pulleys
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French:
moufle
— system of several pulleys
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Galician:
aparello
— system of several pulleys
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German:
Flaschenzug
— system of several pulleys
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German:
Zugwerk
— system of several pulleys
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Greek:
πολύσπαστο
(polýspasto)
— system of several pulleys
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Ancient Greek:
πολύσπαστον
(polúspaston)
— system of several pulleys
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Ancient Greek:
ἄρμενα
(ármena)
— system of several pulleys
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Ancient Greek:
τροχιλεία
(trokhileía)
— system of several pulleys
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Hebrew:
גַּלְגֶּלֶת
— system of several pulleys
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Hebrew:
מַעֲרֶכֶת גַּלְגִּלּוֹת
(ma'arekhet galgilot)
— system of several pulleys
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Hungarian:
csigasor
— system of several pulleys
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Icelandic:
talía
— system of several pulleys
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Ingrian:
talja
— system of several pulleys
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Italian:
polispasto
— system of several pulleys
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Italian:
paranco
— system of several pulleys
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Latin:
polyspaston
— system of several pulleys
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Latin:
trochlea
— system of several pulleys
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Ligurian:
paranco
— system of several pulleys
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Norwegian Bokmål:
talje
— system of several pulleys
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
talje
— system of several pulleys
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Polish:
wielokrążek
— system of several pulleys
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Portuguese:
bloco de polias
— system of several pulleys
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Romanian:
scripete
— system of several pulleys
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Russian:
полиспа́ст
(polispást)
— system of several pulleys
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Russian:
таль
(talʹ)
— system of several pulleys
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Serbo-Croatian:
ко̏лотӯрнӣк m коту̀рача
— system of several pulleys
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Serbo-Croatian:
kȍlotūrnīk
— system of several pulleys
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Serbo-Croatian:
kotùrača
— system of several pulleys
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Spanish:
polipasto
— system of several pulleys
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Spanish:
polispasto
— system of several pulleys
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Spanish:
mufla
— system of several pulleys
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Spanish:
aparejo
— system of several pulleys
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Spanish:
jarcia
— system of several pulleys
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Spanish:
cordaje
— system of several pulleys
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Spanish:
cordelería
— system of several pulleys
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Swedish:
talja
— system of several pulleys
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Turkish:
palanga
— system of several pulleys
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Turkish:
caraskal
— system of several pulleys
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Ottoman Turkish:
پلانقه
(palanka)
— system of several pulleys
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Ukrainian:
поліспа́ст
(polispást)
— system of several pulleys
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Vietnamese:
pa lăng
— system of several pulleys
