"snatch block" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope."
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          "bight",
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        "(nautical) A kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope."
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          "ref": "1964, United States Department of the Army, Cableways, Tramways and Suspension Bridges, page 117",
          "text": "On a tramway installation, drag the haul rope through each intermediate tower, placing it in the snatch block as the tower is passed to lighten the load.",
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        {
          "ref": "1990 December, Joe Skorupa, “Wilderness Winching”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 167, number 12, page 84",
          "text": "To effectively double the pulling power of a winch, you can use a snatch block.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A block equipped with a hook that hooks a cable so that it can be doubled back on itself in order to double the load carrying ability of the cable."
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  "word": "snatch block"
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        "A kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope."
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        "(nautical) A kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope."
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          "ref": "1964, United States Department of the Army, Cableways, Tramways and Suspension Bridges, page 117",
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        "A block equipped with a hook that hooks a cable so that it can be doubled back on itself in order to double the load carrying ability of the cable."
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