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swivelblock

Meaning of "swivelblock" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SWIVELBLOCK

ˈswɪvəlˌblɒk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWIVELBLOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swivelblock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWIVELBLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swivelblock in the English dictionary

The definition of swivelblock in the dictionary is a block that supports a swivel.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWIVELBLOCK

backblock · bloc · Bloch · block · Blok · breechblock · cellblock · H-block · monobloc · roadblock · subblock · superblock · unblock

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWIVELBLOCK

swither · Swithin · swithly · Switz. · Switzer · Switzerland · swive · swivel · swivel chair · swivel gun · swivel pin · swivel-like · swivelled · swivelling · swivet · swiz · swizz · swizzle · swizzle stick · swizzler

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWIVELBLOCK

a chip off the old block · apartment block · atrioventricular block · building block · chip off the old block · chock-a-block · chopping block · cylinder block · engine block · line block · lock · mental block · mounting-block · nerve block · on the block · snatch block · starting block · stumbling block · sun block · wood block · writer´s block

Synonyms and antonyms of swivelblock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swivelblock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWIVELBLOCK

Find out the translation of swivelblock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of swivelblock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swivelblock» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

swivelblock
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

swivelblock
570 millions of speakers
en

English

swivelblock
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

swivelblock
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

swivelblock
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

swivelblock
278 millions of speakers
pt

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swivelblock
270 millions of speakers
bn

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swivelblock
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

swivelblock
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Swivelblock
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

swivelblock
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

swivelblock
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

swivelblock
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Swivelblock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

swivelblock
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

swivelblock
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्विव्हीब्लॉक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

swivelblock
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

swivelblock
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

swivelblock
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

swivelblock
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

swivelblock
30 millions of speakers
el

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swivelblock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swivelblock
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

swivelblock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swivelblock
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swivelblock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWIVELBLOCK»

Discover the use of swivelblock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swivelblock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
ing a swivel-block having a pivotal connection with said link, and trunnions~on said rock-lever for said swivelblock, one of said trunnions comprising an elongated member having a threaded engagement with said rock-lever and being also ...
‎1907
2
American Artisan and Illustrated Journal of Popular Science
1, swivelblock,J, radius bar, 1., and segment, k having tail-piece, k.plnion, h. index-pointer E, dial-plate, i), and filctioh pressurespriug. .\i, substantially as shown and described. 4th. The radius bar, L. in combination with rod, I, swivelblock, ...
‎1866
3
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
... adjustment therein, a supporting block mounted in said swivel-plate and a swivel-block affording bearing for the spindle and engaging a socket in said supporting-block and means for clamping the swivelblock rigidly in the supporting-block.
United States. Patent Office, 1898
4
The Chambers Dictionary
swivelblock a block on which a swivel is mounted: swiv el-chair a chair with a seat that swivels round: swivel-eye (colloq) a squint-eye: swiv el-gun a gun that turns on a pivot; swiv el-hook a hook secured to anything by means of a swivel.
Allied Chambers, 1998
5
Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, ...
The latitude- arc was permanently fixed to the same standard, and extended somewhat beyond at the upper end (Fig. 127), terminating in three extra perforations for the reception of the swivelblock of the tangent screw. At the lower end of the.
‎1901
6
Machinery and Production Engineering
The base is also bored to receive the diamond-holder B and the shaft E .' The holder B is machined to fit the swivelblock K, and has a saw slot F in it which allows the swivel-block to be clamped securely by a bolt D. On the side of the holder is ...
‎1940
7
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual: How to ...
Use of bearings in a cam cleat and in the pedestal of a swivelblock. (Harken) Sheaves may be plastic oraluminum; bushings may be bronze or plastic; and ball bearings are generally plastic (I am using plastic to cover some widely varying ...
Nigel Calder, 2005
8
Improved keelboat performance
When fitting a down- haul, or indeed any other sort of tackle taken down to deck level, it is wise to bring the final lead up through an idle swivelblock. This lets you get pull by using the leg muscles, impossible if the strain is applied downwards.
Fox Geen, 1976
9
Transactions
... to the lower end of one of the standards. The latitude- arc was permanently fixed to the same standard, and extended somewhat beyond at the upper end ( Fig. 127), terminating in three extra perforations for the reception of the swivelblock of ...
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1901
10
Transactions
The latitudearc was permanently fixed to the same standard, and extended somewhat beyond at the upper end (Fig. 127), terminating in three extra perforations for the reception of the swivelblock of the tangent screw. At the lower end of the.
American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1901
REFERENCE
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