block and tackle

English

Noun

block and tackle (plural block and tackles or blocks 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.

Synonyms

come-along

Translations

system of several pulleys

Czech: kladkostroj m
Danish: talje c
Finnish: väkipyörästö (fi)
German: Flaschenzug (de) m

Hungarian: csigasor (hu)
Icelandic: talía f
Russian: полиспа́ст (ru) m (polispást)
Swedish: talja (sv)

See also

(pulleys): polyspast

References

block and tackle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
block and tackle on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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