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Nautical Pulley Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing

43%5 Height of a sail; a group of nautical flags raised as a signal; or, a capstan, pulley, winch or other lifting device
noun

• lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

verb

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• move from one place to another by lifting

• raise by using ropes and pulleys

29%6Pulley wheel
noun

• A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

• A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

verb

• To gather and bind into a sheaf.

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New York Times11 Jan 1995 Across 26
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