Definition of block and tackle in English:

block and tackle

noun

A lifting mechanism consisting of ropes, a pulley block, and a hook.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since the Egyptians made no use of block and tackle methods, or cranes, it is usually assumed that wooden and bronze levers were used to manoeuvre the blocks into position.
- When thirty feet of ice stood in their way, they used ice anchors, lines, and a block and tackle to pull the 3,000-pound craft out of the water, across the ice and into the next channel.
- A block and tackle can contain as many pulleys as you like, although at some point the amount of friction in the pulley shafts begins to become a significant source of resistance.
- We have bent a number of bows using a steam box and a jig with a block and tackle and pulleys to bend them around a form.
- There was clearly no time to rig a block and tackle to winch the casualty on board.
Synonyms
system of pulleys, hoisting gear, pulley, hoist, crane, winch, davit, windlass, sheave

Definition of block and tackle in US English:

block and tackle

nounblɑk ænd

A mechanism consisting of ropes and one or more pulley-blocks, used for lifting or pulling heavy objects.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since the Egyptians made no use of block and tackle methods, or cranes, it is usually assumed that wooden and bronze levers were used to manoeuvre the blocks into position.
- There was clearly no time to rig a block and tackle to winch the casualty on board.
- A block and tackle can contain as many pulleys as you like, although at some point the amount of friction in the pulley shafts begins to become a significant source of resistance.
- When thirty feet of ice stood in their way, they used ice anchors, lines, and a block and tackle to pull the 3,000-pound craft out of the water, across the ice and into the next channel.
- We have bent a number of bows using a steam box and a jig with a block and tackle and pulleys to bend them around a form.
Synonyms
system of pulleys, hoisting gear, pulley, hoist, crane, winch, davit, windlass, sheave

单词	block and tackle
释义	Definition of block and tackle in English: block and tackle noun A lifting mechanism consisting of ropes, a pulley block, and a hook. Example sentencesExamples Since the Egyptians made no use of block and tackle methods, or cranes, it is usually assumed that wooden and bronze levers were used to manoeuvre the blocks into position. When thirty feet of ice stood in their way, they used ice anchors, lines, and a block and tackle to pull the 3,000-pound craft out of the water, across the ice and into the next channel. A block and tackle can contain as many pulleys as you like, although at some point the amount of friction in the pulley shafts begins to become a significant source of resistance. We have bent a number of bows using a steam box and a jig with a block and tackle and pulleys to bend them around a form. There was clearly no time to rig a block and tackle to winch the casualty on board. Synonyms system of pulleys, hoisting gear, pulley, hoist, crane, winch, davit, windlass, sheave Definition of block and tackle in US English: block and tackle nounblɑk ænd A mechanism consisting of ropes and one or more pulley-blocks, used for lifting or pulling heavy objects. Example sentencesExamples Since the Egyptians made no use of block and tackle methods, or cranes, it is usually assumed that wooden and bronze levers were used to manoeuvre the blocks into position. There was clearly no time to rig a block and tackle to winch the casualty on board. A block and tackle can contain as many pulleys as you like, although at some point the amount of friction in the pulley shafts begins to become a significant source of resistance. When thirty feet of ice stood in their way, they used ice anchors, lines, and a block and tackle to pull the 3,000-pound craft out of the water, across the ice and into the next channel. We have bent a number of bows using a steam box and a jig with a block and tackle and pulleys to bend them around a form. Synonyms system of pulleys, hoisting gear, pulley, hoist, crane, winch, davit, windlass, sheave
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