block and tackle

block and tackle

English

Noun

block and tackle (plural block and tackles or blocks and tackles)

1. 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.
2. (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