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corriola — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pulley noun A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim over which a rope or chain runs, used to lift or move loads.

Senses

corriola is used for these senses in English:

  • pulley (engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
  • zipline A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.

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