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polyspasts

polyspasts is the plural of polyspast.

Meaning of polyspast

Noun

polyspast (plural polyspasts)

  1. A machine consisting of many pulleys
    • The Bishop of Chrysopolis, his Majesty's former tutor, consecrated the foundation-stone, which was suspended from two elegant polyspasts; the Emperor himself laid it.1849, Adalbert, Travels of His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, page 275
    Synonyms:
    block and tackle, muffle, hoisting-tackle
  2. (surgical) A machine of many pulleys, formerly used to reduce dislocation
  3. A windlass with many pulleys and truckles

Questions about polyspasts

What is polyspasts the plural of?
Polyspasts is the plural of polyspast.

Words near polyspasts in the dictionary

  1. polysorbate
  2. polysorbates
  3. polyspast
  4. polyspaston
  5. polyspastons
  6. polyspasts
  7. polyspecialist
  8. polyspecialists
  9. polyspecific
  10. polyspecifically
  11. polyspecificities

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