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come-along

come-along noun: a type of hand-operated winch used, for example, to tighten straps, chains, or ropes.

come-along: a type of hand-operated winch used, for example, to tighten straps, chains, or ropes
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Noun

come-along (plural come-alongs)

  1. A type of hand-operated winch used, for example, to tighten straps, chains, or ropes.
    • The kayak was tied to the roof of her car with two come alongs.
    • A chain-type come-along is not as popular as a wire rope come-along, because the chain type is usually heavier and is designed primarily to be rigged for straight pulls.1993, Robert Worsing, Rural Rescue and Emergency Care, →ISBN, page 64
  2. A type of hold used to restrain an opponent.
    • The martial arts teach thousands of come-along holds.2006, Mike Young, Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement, →ISBN, page 155
    • Marines use a come-along hold to control and move an opponent.2011, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Close Combat Fighting Handbook, →ISBN

come-along meaning in Tamil

come-along in Tamil

பற்றிச் சுருக்கி

Examples of come-along in a sentence

  • For heavy fences that are seriously out of alignment, it really helps to use a come-along — so long as you've got something solid to hitch it to and enough cable to pull with.1999, George Nash, Wooden Fences, →ISBN, page 221:
  • The come-along's construction is based on the same principles as that of the hackamore in Figure B, but it is more effective.2013, Fay E. Ward, The Cowboy at Work, →ISBN:

Forms of come-along

pluralcome-alongs

Origin of come-along

Deverbal from come along.

Questions about come-along

What does come-along mean?
Come-along means a type of hand-operated winch used, for example, to tighten straps, chains, or ropes.
What is come-along in Tamil?
Come-along in Tamil is பற்றிச் சுருக்கி. See Come-along meaning in Tamil.
How do you use come-along in a sentence?
For heavy fences that are seriously out of alignment, it really helps to use a come-along — so long as you've got something solid to hitch it to and enough cable to pull with.
What part of speech is come-along?
Come-along is a noun.
What is the plural of come-along?
The plural of come-along is come-alongs.

Words near come-along in the dictionary

  1. come-all-ye
  2. come-all-ye's
  3. come-all-yes
  4. come-all-you
  5. come-all-yous
  6. come-along
  7. come-alongs
  8. come-and-cuddle-me
  9. come-and-I'll-kiss-you
  10. come-around
  11. come-arounds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: come-along (page history and authors); come-along (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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