SNATCH BLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("snatch block" is a kind of...):

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

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