lead block

[ leed ]
/ lid /

noun Nautical.

any block that alters the direction of a rope; fairlead.
Also called leading block.

Origin of lead block

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby lead block

lead a dog's life, lead a double life, lead acetate, lead arsenate, lead azide, lead block, lead by the nose, lead carbonate, lead chromate, lead colic, lead dioxide

Example sentences from the Web for lead block

  • The four reactor cores in their lead cases went aboard last and were packed inside a pile of lead-block shielding.

    The Lani People |J. F. Bone