| NOUN | artifact | pulley-block, pulley, 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | pulley, pulley block, block | |
| Part of | block and tackle | pulley blocks with associated rope or cable |
| Narrower | bollock, bullock block | A pulley-block at the head of a topmast |
| fairlead | A pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing | |
| idle pulley, idler pulley, idle wheel | A pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it | |
| Broader | machine, simple machine | A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |
| Spanish | garrucha, polea, roldana | |
| Catalan | corriola, politja | |
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