The kayak was tied to the roof of her car with two come alongs.
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Come-along
Synonyms for "come-along" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 緊繩夾 /紧绳夹 noun (type of hand-operated winch)
Finnish
1 entries- talja noun (type of hand-operated winch)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
A chain-type come-along is not as popular as a wire rope come-along, because the chain type is usually heavier and is designed primarily to be rigged for straight pulls.
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For heavy fences that are seriously out of alignment, it really helps to use a come-along — so long as you've got something solid to hitch it to and enough cable to pull with.
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The come-along's construction is based on the same principles as that of the hackamore in Figure B, but it is more effective.
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