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pulley blocks

pulley blocks is the plural of pulley block.

Meaning of pulley block

Noun

pulley block (plural pulley blocks)

  1. A shell containing one or more sheaves, the whole forming a pulley.
    • The next stage entailed toppling-over each girder into the river by means of hand-winches and pulley-blocks.1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 53

Questions about pulley blocks

What is pulley blocks the plural of?
Pulley blocks is the plural of pulley block.

Words near pulley blocks in the dictionary

  1. pulleth
  2. Pulletop
  3. pullets
  4. pulley
  5. pulley block
  6. pulley blocks
  7. pulley bone
  8. pulley bones
  9. pulley plough
  10. pulley shell
  11. pulley shells

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