Other definitions for sheave (2 of 2)
a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
Origin of sheave
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How to use sheave in a sentence
Upon this sheave, a smaller horizontal pulley x′ rubs, whose upper face is covered with leather to increase the friction.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe water was smooth as oil, and so still that not a creaking rope or rattling sheave disturbed the deathlike silence.
The Log of a Sea-Waif | Frank T. BullenOpening my eyes, I thrust at the opening of the sheave with the end of the line; but it was knotted, and would not go through.
The Log of a Sea-Waif | Frank T. BullenUnfortunately the halliards had somehow got jammed aloft in the sheave, and the sail would not come down.
The Voyage of the Aurora | Harry CollingwoodI could see men moving about; I could hear the creaking of the blocks, as the light roll drew a rope over a sheave.
Jim Davis | John Masefield
British Dictionary definitions for sheave (1 of 2)
/ (ʃiːv) /
(tr) to gather or bind into sheaves
British Dictionary definitions for sheave (2 of 2)
/ (ʃiːv) /
a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley
Origin of sheave
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