palanga.
block and tackle, polyspast, muffle, a system of two or more pulleys used to provide tension and lift heavy loads
Meaning & usage
block and tackle, polyspast, muffle, a system of two or more pulleys used to provide tension and lift heavy loads
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه (palanka), from Italian paranco, ultimately from Latin phalanga. Doublet of palanka.
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