单词 | hanging-block |
释义 | > as lemmashanging-block hanging-block n. (see quot. a1884). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [noun] > system of) pulley(s) > through which ties of yards reeved tie-block1745 bollock1799 hanging-block1867 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 366 Hanging-blocks..are sometimes fitted with a long and short leg, and lash over the eyes of the topmast rigging; when under, they are made fast to a strap. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 436/2 Hanging block, a block through which the top-sail tye is rove, then through the tye-block on the yard, and the standing part made fast to the mast head. < as lemmas |
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