katrol

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Dutch[edit]

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Een vaste katrol
A fixed pulley

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

katrol f or m (plural katrollen, diminutive katrolletje n)

  1. a pulley

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Indonesian: katrol
  • → Papiamentu: katròl

Indonesian[edit]

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Sebuah katrol
A pulley

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch katrol.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkatrɔl]
  • Hyphenation: kat‧rol

Noun[edit]

katrol

  1. pulley, one of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
    Synonyms: kapi, kerek, takal

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