pul|ley

pul|ley
pul|ley «PUL ee», noun, plural -leys.
1. a wheel with a grooved rim in which a rope can run and so change the direction of the pull. It is a simple machine and is used to ft weights. »

Our flag is raised to the top of a pole by a rope and two pulleys.

2. a set of such wheels, used to increase the power applied.
3. a wheel used to transfer power by driving a belt or being driven by a belt that moves some other part of the machine.
╂[< Old French poulie, perhaps < Medieval Latin poleia, ultimately < Greek polídion (diminutive) < pólos axle, pole < poleîn to revolve]

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