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noun
1.
a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
2.
a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English schive; akin to Dutch schijf sheave, German Scheibe disk
1300–50; Middle English schive; akin to Dutch schijf sheave, German Scheibe disk
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World English Dictionary
sheave1 (ʃiːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to gather or bind into sheaves | |
| sheave2 (ʃiːv) | |
| —n | |
| a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley | |
| [C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scība disc] | |
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Example sentences
The diver was being lowered into the water when a sheave on a hoisting boom failed.
If the clutch sheave fails, broken pieces could strike consumers, causing lacerations or bruises.
The upper sheave of the lower block on the port vang guy was rusty and frozen so that it could not turn.
The hoisting machine will have a traction sheave and a motor brake.
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