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Upon this sheave, a smaller horizontal pulley x′ rubs, whose upper face is covered with leather to increase the friction.
The water was smooth as oil, and so still that not a creaking rope or rattling sheave disturbed the deathlike silence.
Opening my eyes, I thrust at the opening of the sheave with the end of the line; but it was knotted, and would not go through.
Unfortunately the halliards had somehow got jammed aloft in the sheave, and the sail would not come down.
I could see men moving about; I could hear the creaking of the blocks, as the light roll drew a rope over a sheave.
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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sheave, such as: block, ring, and wheel.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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