0 a device for raising objects off the ground, consisting of one or more small wheels with a rope or chain going around them, connected to a high part of a building --
There were no mechanical winches, all hauling being by block and tackle and man power.
Most pirate wealth was accumulated by selling of chandlery items: ropes, sails, and block and tackle stripped from captured ships.
An old block and tackle was found and used to rescue the aircraft from the incoming tide.
A block and tackle is assembled so one block is attached to fixed mounting point and the other is attached to the moving load.
In the event a 50-gallon drum of water is lifted 3 feet off the ground using a block and tackle and a tripod.
The use of block and tackle or capstan winch is common to handle line sets that have significantly unbalanced loads.
Initiation rites are sometimes spur-of-the-moment, such as forcing a blindfolded candidate to be lifted into the air by a block and tackle.
The common wisdom prefers a block and tackle rove to advantage.
