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Block And Tackle

Definition: Block And Tackle

Block And Tackle

Noun

1. Pulley blocks with associated rope or cable.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definition: Block and tackle

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

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 most common arrangement is to have a set of fixed pulleys all mounted on a single axle, and another set left to move. Each set is called a "block" (the rope is the "tackle"). The mechanical advantage of a block and tackle is equal to the number of lines running between the two blocks. For example, a block and tackle consisting of three fixed and three moving pulleys has six lines going between the pulleys, which gives it a mechanical advantage of 6. This enables the lifting of weights six times heavier than would be possible otherwise.
The increased force produced by a block and tackle is offset by the increased length of rope needed. In order to raise a block and tackle with a mechanical advantage of 6 a distance of 1 metre, it is necessary to pull 6 metres of rope through the blocks.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Block and tackle."

Crosswords: Block And Tackle

Specialty definitions using "block and tackle": BIN CLEANER ♦ chain block, chain hoist, CHAR-FILTER-OPERATOR HELPER ♦ EQUIPMENT CLEANER-AND-TESTER ♦ fast line, furniture-mover driver ♦ high rigger, HOUSE MOVER, HOUSE-MOVER HELPER ♦ LEAD PONY RIDER, LINE INSTALLER, STREET RAILWAY, line installer, trolley, loading tripod ♦ NET REPAIRER ♦ REFRIGERATION MECHANIC, REPAIRER HELPER, RIGGER HELPER, rig-up man ♦ SCREEN-ROOM OPERATOR, shear-legs, sheerlegs, sheer-legs, sheers, SIGN ERECTOR I, sign hanger, snake line, STOVE REFINISHER ♦ VAN DRIVER ♦ web worker. (references)

Commercial Usage: Block And Tackle

Domain	Title
Books	Block and Tackle C/Dos/Ww (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photo Album: Block And Tackle

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Three African American men lifting a piece of equipment, with block and tackle, at the Standard Engraving Company, Washington, D.C.(?). Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Frequency of Internet Expressions: Block And Tackle

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
block and tackle	115
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Block And Tackle

Language		Translations for "block and tackle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		ved at paavirke hejseudstyret med et spil,kan boreformanden aendre den vaegt,hvormed de tungeste boreroer,de saakaldte vaegtroer,der er anbragt lige over borekronen,belaster denne (the driller can vary the weight applied to the bit by the drill collars(heavy pipe run immediately above the bit)by operating the winch controlling the block and tackle), spil til flytbar slisk (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes, chute winch, winch and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes). (various references)

Dutch		lier of takel voor het ophalen,laten zakken of richten van de losse stortgoten (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes, chute winch, winch and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes), door met behulp van een boorkraan het takelsysteem te regelen kan de boormeester het gewicht veranderen dat op de beitel wordt uitgeoefend door de vlak hierboven aangebrachte extra zware boorpijpen,de z.g.zwaarstangen (the driller can vary the weight applied to the bit by the drill collars(heavy pipe run immediately above the bit)by operating the winch controlling the block and tackle). (various references)

French		treuil manoeuvrant les couloirs mobiles (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes), palan manoeuvrant les couloirs mobiles (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes), en agissant à l'aide d'un treuil sur le système de mouflage,le maître-foreur peut faire varier le poids appliqué sur le trépan par les tiges les plus lourdes,appelées masses-tiges placées immédiatement au-dessus du trépan (the driller can vary the weight applied to the bit by the drill collars(heavy pipe run immediately above the bit)by operating the winch controlling the block and tackle). (various references)

German		talje (block and fall, purchase, rigging of blocks, tackle). (various references)

Greek		μάγγανο χειρισμού κινητών αγωγών εκφόρτωσης (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes, chute winch, winch and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes), πολύσπαστο χειρισμού κινητών αγωγών εκφόρτωσης (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes, chute winch, winch and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes), επιδρώντας,με τη βοήθεια ενός βαρούλκου,πάνω στο σύστημα του πολύσπαστου,ο γεωτρυπανιστής είναι σε θέση να διαφοροποιεί το βάρος που εφαρμ (the driller can vary the weight applied to the bit by the drill collars(heavy pipe run immediately above the bit)by operating the winch controlling the block and tackle). (various references)

Italian		verricello per la manovra delle doccie mobili (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes, chute winch, winch and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes), paranco para la manovra delle doccie mobili (block and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes, chute winch, winch and tackle maneuvering the movable chutes), agendo a mezzo di un argano sul sistema di pulegge,il capo perforatore puo far variare il peso sullo scalpello attraverso le aste più pesanti chiamate appunto "aste pesanti" inserite inserite immediatemente sopra lo scalpello (the driller can vary the weight applied to the bit by the drill collars(heavy pipe run immediately above the bit)by operating the winch controlling the block and tackle). (various references)

Pig Latin		ockblay anday ackletay.(various references)

Spanish		aparejo de poleas. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Block And Tackle

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-d-e-k-k-l-l-n-o-t"
	-5 letters: allocated, anecdotal, blackland, blacklead, catcalled, locatable, tableland.
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