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Categories: Machines, Simple machines, Kinematics

block and tackle Block & tackle Block and fall mechanical advantage pulley system reeving

Pulley blocks with associated rope or cable WordNet 3.0

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Pulley blocks with associated rope or cable WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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. Wikipedia

Device consisting of two pulleys ; device multiplying force; machine used to lift heavy loads Wikidata

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. Wiktionary

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