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traveling block

noun

(in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.

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Words nearby traveling block

traveler's check, travelers' diarrhea, traveler's-joy, traveler's-tree, traveling bag, traveling block, traveling salesman, traveling salesman problem, traveling salesperson, traveling-wave tube, travelled
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