block and tackle
Noun
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Noun
block and tackle (plural block and tackles)
- 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. - (euphemistic) The underwear combination of stockings worn with a suspender belt.
- French: polyspaste, moufle
- German: Flaschenzug, Zugwerk
- Italian: polispasto, paranco
- Portuguese: bloco de polias
- Russian: полиспа́ст
- Spanish: polipasto, polispasto, mufla, aparejo
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