pulley
noun#30,001
Translations
- 滑車かっしゃ
- ガンギ車ガンギぐるま
- プーリープーリー
- 井戸車いどぐるま
English definition
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
Examples
- The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
- The river is six miles deep in some areas and the only way to cross it is using a pulley and a rope.