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Meanings of block in anglès

portuguès
polia
català
politja
Wikidata

A tool, consisting of a set of wheels around which a rope is led, meant to lift or move a load more lightly.

politja
portuguès
bloco do motor
Wikidata

A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine.

bloco do motor
Synonyms
Examples for "pulley"
Examples for "pulley"
1
You must lower me down in the basket attached to the pulley.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
2
The result will be the number of revolutions of the driven pulley
Practical Mechanics for Boys
3
You tried that problem 12 times; tweaked your finger, pulled a pulley.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
The prisoners are fed by means of two baskets on a pulley.
Wired
5
Remove the bearing on the pulley side, and enlarge the hole slightly.
Things To Make
1
There were swift actions, too: a Kanaka crawled out upon the bowsprit to make taut a slack stay, while two others with pulley-blocks swarmed aloft.
The Ragged Edge
rus
блокшот
espanyol
tapon
català
tap
Wikidata

In basketball, the action of a defensive player legally deflecting a field goal attempt from an offensive player to prevent a score.

tap
Wikidata

A building or set of buildings, surrounded on all sides by relatively wide streets in a roughly square or rectangular manner.

Usage of block in anglès
1
See that new cell block they're building right beside the golf course?
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
2
This silver block with attached chain is a good case in point.
The South African
3
However, block liner trains, which are booked by individual companies, will continue.
The Irish Times
4
Further controls allow people to block particular tracking systems while allowing others.
Reuters
5
On Sunday Austria's foreign minister threatened to block EU negotiations with Turkey.
Reuters
6
People will, however, still be able to block private messages from businesses.
Reuters
7
Perhaps the British government could simply block all transfers of large files?
The Guardian
8
According to traders, recent block deals also helped boost the market sentiment.
Reuters
9
Might I ask your opinion on which divisions to block this threat?
The Wolf’s Hour
10
A majority of EU lawmakers would need to block the Commission's plan.
Reuters
11
Shields' testimony is a critical building block in pursuing others potentially involved.
Reuters
12
Green groups, of course, form a powerful lobbying block of their own.
The Guardian
13
Progress current matters capable of being settled via the block settlement programme.
The South African
14
Large stones that block the urinary tract, however, may require hospital treatment.
Reuters
15
The question is whether they can find legal grounds to block them.
Reuters
16
The upper house will not have the power to block the deal.
Reuters