pulley
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I saw my patient had opened the door by using a pulley in his mouth.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
“A lot of people like to store their lily pads from boating on a hoist,” pulley system, she says.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
A pulley, a bucket, a smartphone and an e-SIM: this is how a “network tree” is built in Gaza.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024
One clip showed a lady in Xiantao, a city in Hubei province, using a pulley system to refill water bottles of those stranded on the highway.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024
The motion shifted the wooden platform that the pulley was attached to, which in turn caused the ropes to move.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing pulley
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Engineering - Introductory
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