tackle (redirected from fishing 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·əlor′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.