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block and tack·le

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. block and tacklenoun

    pulley blocks with associated rope or cable

Wiktionary

  1. block and tacklenoun

    A system of two or more pulleys (the tackles) each enclosed by a housing (the block) with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads.

  2. block and tacklenoun

    human male external genitalia

Wikipedia

  1. Block and tackle

    A block and tackle or only tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads. The pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load. The rope is threaded through the pulleys to provide mechanical advantage that amplifies the force applied to the rope.Hero of Alexandria described cranes formed from assemblies of pulleys in the first century. Illustrated versions of Hero's Mechanica (a book on raising heavy weights) show early block and tackle systems.

Wikidata

  1. Block and tackle

    A block and tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads. The pulleys are assembled together to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load. The rope is threaded, or reeved, through the pulleys to provide mechanical advantage that amplifies that force applied to the rope. Hero of Alexandria described cranes formed from assemblies of pulleys. Illustrated versions of Hero's "book on raising heavy weights" show early block and tackle systems.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of block and tackle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of block and tackle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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  • blockieren und angehenGerman
  • bloquear y derribarSpanish
  • bloquer et taclerFrench
  • अवरूद्ध करें और निपटेHindi
  • csigasorHungarian
  • blochează și abordeazăRomanian
  • полиспастRussian
  • தொகுதி மற்றும் தடுப்பாட்டம்Tamil
  • 阻止和解决Chinese

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