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pulley

noun as in machine

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So we had to have a pulley system where he was lowered on cables.

Bullock died while attempting to fix one of the presses in 1867: After it became stuck, he tried to kick a belt onto a pulley.

But she bought a small pulley as well as the ground connections which Mr. Brill had in stock.

The aeroplane had been hoisted to its elevated position by means of a stout rope passing through a pulley at the top of the pole.

Shattered as were the bows of the wreck, he had succeeded in saving the two cat-heads with their three pulley-blocks.

The gap between the sawed portions permits a pulley to be fastened on the shaft to serve as the main drive.

The motor is lined up on the base, so that its pulley wheel will run a belt on the large wheel of the roller.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pulley, such as: block, ring, wheel, and sheave.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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