HyperDic: wheel_and_axle

English > 1 sense of the expression *wheel and axle*:
NOUN	artifact	wheel and axle	hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel

English > *wheel and axle*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel.
Broader	hoist	lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
Catalan	torn de corró