Pulley
41pulley — noun (C) a piece of equipment consisting of a wheel over which a rope or chain is pulled to lift heavy things …
42pulley — pul·ley …
43pulley — [ˈpʊli] noun [C] a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy things, consisting of a wheel with a rope around it …
44pulley — pul•ley [[t]ˈpʊl i[/t]] n. pl. leys 1) mac a wheel for supporting, guiding, or transmitting force to or from a moving rope or cable that rides in a groove in its edge 2) mac a combination of such wheels in a block, or of such wheels or blocks in… …
45pulley — /ˈpʊli / (say poolee) noun (plural pulleys) 1. a wheel with a grooved rim for carrying a line, turning in a frame or block and serving to change the direction of or transmit force, as in pulling at one end of the line to raise a weight at the… …
46pulley — Ka a, pokaka a …
47pulley — A mechanical contrivance of rope or cable running over a grooved wheel, convenient in lifting weights in its most simple state and a means of increasing the effect of applied power when employed in combinations. A machine for tariff purposes.… …
48Band pulley — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… …
49Belt pulley — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… …
50Cone pulley — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… …
