tackle

tackle

1. any mechanical system for lifting or pulling, esp an arrangement of ropes and pulleys designed to lift heavy weights

2. Nautical the halyards and other running rigging aboard a vessel

3. American football a defensive lineman

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tackle

[′tak·əl or ′tāk·əl (naval usage)]

(mechanical engineering)

Any arrangement of ropes and pulleys to gain a mechanical advantage.

(naval architecture)

An assemblage of lines and blocks in which the line passes through more than one block.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

tackle

tackle

A mechanism for shifting, raising, or lowering objects or materials, such as a rope and pulley block or an assembly of ropes and pulley blocks.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.