📚 noun • entry_id 34134
block and tackle
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aparejo • cordaje • cordelería • jarcia • mufla • polipasto • polispasto
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.
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