noun
pulley
PUUL-ee/ˈpʊli/
A grooved wheel that guides a rope or belt to lift loads or transmit force.
The pulley guides a rope through its grooved wheel to support the weight.
Etymology
Old French polie meant 'pulley' or 'windlass.' It probably traces back to Greek polos, 'pivot, axis,' an apt image for a wheel turning on a fixed support.
In context
a chain was let down from the lowest Gallery with a seat fastened to the bottom to which I fixed myself and was drawn up by pulley
More examples
- The worker pulls down on the rope to raise the bucket over the pulley.
- Several pulleys help lift the heavy scenery.
- The belt runs around a grooved pulley on the motor.
Forms
pulley · pulleys