| NOUN | artifact | fairlead | a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing |
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| Meaning | A pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing. | |
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| Narrower | snatch block | A pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope |
| Broader | pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block | A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope |
| Spanish | gatera | |
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