Sheave

//ʃiːv//

Synonyms for "sheave" (1 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Related word relations

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derived

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

related to

8 entries

Translations

22 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • ролка с канал noun (wheel having a groove)
  • събирам на снопи verb (to bind into a bundle)

Catalan

1 entries
  • feixar verb (to bind into a bundle)

Dutch

1 entries
  • katrolschijf noun (wheel having a groove)

French

1 entries
  • réa noun (wheel having a groove)

German

4 entries
  • Laufrolle noun (wheel having a groove)
  • Rolle noun (wheel having a groove)
  • Scheibe noun (wheel having a groove)
  • Seilscheibe noun (wheel having a groove)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • báláz verb (to bind into a bundle)
  • kévéz verb (to bind into a bundle)
  • kötegel verb (to bind into a bundle)

Irish

1 entries
  • síobh noun (wheel having a groove)

Korean

1 entries
  • 도르래 바퀴 noun (wheel having a groove)

Māori

1 entries
  • herepū verb (to bind into a bundle)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • roldana noun (wheel having a groove)

Russian

2 entries
  • ро́лик noun (wheel having a groove)
  • шкив noun (wheel having a groove)

Spanish

1 entries
  • roldana noun (wheel having a groove)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kasnak noun (wheel having a groove)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

To an exceptional degree the duties on these inclines have been passed on from father to son; many a boy has begun his working life in oiling the sheaves and, after passing through every grade, has reached the age of retirement in the responsible position of brakesman.

Source: wiktionary

From him did forty million serfs (...) receive Rich freeborn lifelong land, whereon to sheave Their country's harvest.

Source: wiktionary

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