Meaning of pulley block | Babel Free
Definitions
A shell containing one or more sheaves, the whole forming a pulley.
Examples
“The next stage entailed toppling-over each girder into the river by means of hand-winches and pulley-blocks.”
“In 1799 he [Marc Brunel] designed a machine to make pulley blocks for the British Navy ... who turned out not to be good payers.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.