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fall

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

fall, the handling end of a tackle, the end of the rope, rove through blocks, on which the pull is exerted in order to achieve power. When used in the plural the term refers to the complete tackles by which a ship's boat is hoisted in or lowered from the davits.

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block and tackle

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

block and tack·le • n. a mechanism consisting of ropes and one or more pulley-blocks, used for lifting or pulling heavy objects.

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tackle block

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

tack·le block • n. a pulley over which a rope runs.

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block and tackle

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

block and tackle see pulley .

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