fairlead
English Thesaurus
1. a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | block, pulley, pulley block, pulley-block, |
definition | : | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | snatch block, |
definition | : | a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope (noun.artifact) |
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