Usage of "shear legs"

Form of two-legged lifting device.

Синонимы

Examples for "shears"

If the shears are open, enter; if closed, do not risk it. 
 Italian Popular Tales 

He wore a short canvas apron and carried pruning-shears in one hand. 
 Aunt Jane's Nieces 

They had no idea where Ture had disappeared to, with his shears. 
 A bridge to the stars 

There was no answer but the crisp snip, snip of the shears. 
 Walter and the Wireless 

Father followed behind with the shears, cutting and cracking the metal away. 
 Earth Unaware 

I was troubled for my boats and sheers before the flood came. 
 The Bridge-Builders 

Although when it comes to shutters and sheers, you can't have both. 
 News.com.au 

Nico ran back to the window and edged away the sheers. 
 Exposure 

Them sheers is sellin' fer clost onto a hundred and sixty. 
 The Titan 

A living room window, open, its white sheers billowing lazily in the draft. 
 Miller's crossing 

These boats carry a huge square sail set vertically from sheer legs, and are very fast. 
 An Australian in China / Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey ... 

Usage of shear legs in английском

First a pair of ' shear legs' was erected on the southern side opposite the place where the railway from Buluwayo ended. 
 Chatterbox, 1906 

It had a friction crab hoist driven by an electric motor, both of which were fastened to the derrick frame between the shear legs. 
 Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs 

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Meanings of shear legs in английском