pulley
Example Sentences
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Prior to the police operation, most of the miners were only able to get underground through a makeshift pulley system operated by people at the surface.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
As of 1:55 p.m., rescuers had removed dirt down to the trapped man’s thigh but needed to remove more before hoisting him out of the trench using a pulley system, Scott said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
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
Turner was thinking of a quiet room and a square table covered with a green gingham cloth, with one of those French ceramic oil lamps suspended from the ceiling on a pulley.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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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