- snatch block
- noun Date: circa 1625 a block that can be opened on one side to receive the bight of a rope
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snatch block
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Snatch block — (Naut.), a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snatch block — snatch′ block n. naut. navig. a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length • Etymology: 1615–25 … From formal English to slang
snatch block — n. Naut. a block so designed that it can be readily opened for the insertion of the bight (as distinct from the end) of a rope … English World dictionary
snatch block — noun a pulley block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope • Hypernyms: ↑fairlead * * * noun : a block that can be opened on one side to receive the bight of a rope * * * n. Naut. a fairlead having the form of a block that can be… … Useful english dictionary
Snatch-Block — Blöcke verschiedener Materialien und Größen am Mastfuß einer Segelyacht; sie dienen hier der Umlenkung … Deutsch Wikipedia
snatch block — n. Naut. a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length. [1615 25] * * * … Universalium
snatch block — /ˈsnætʃ blɒk/ (say snach blok) noun a block (def. 11) with a hinged piece that is lifted to admit the rope and then secured …
snatch-block — … Useful english dictionary
Block (Schifffahrt) — Blöcke verschiedener Materialien und Größen am Mastfuß einer Segelyacht; sie dienen hier der Umlenkung … Deutsch Wikipedia
notch block — noun : snatch block … Useful english dictionary
