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pulley

noun as in machine

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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.

The compound bow features mechanical pulleys, telescopic sights and release aids to assist accuracy.

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I saw my patient had opened the door by using a pulley in his mouth.

A team of tree doctors from the Ancient Forest Society rigged ropes and pulleys so they could scale the cinnamon-barked skyscraper and search for signs of trouble.

“A lot of people like to store their lily pads from boating on a hoist,” pulley system, she says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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