Bell purchase

American  

Or Bell's purchase

noun

1. a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.

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Example Sentences

A successful purchase would raise the prospect of HBO Max and Netflix combining as a single streaming service.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Mrs Gregory, 35, said she bought the chimney as a birthday surprise for her husband, who only found out about it after the successful purchase.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention Microsoft’s very successful purchase of Minecraft maker Mojang in 2014.

From The Verge • Jan. 31, 2022

Brack got his start three years ago buying and reselling limited-edition sneakers, and has since been perfecting the art of the “cop,” or successful purchase.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2020

For within half an hour of Henri's successful purchase of tickets, which were to take himself and his chum to safety in England, there had come news of importance from London.

From With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front by Webb, Archibald