sheaveless

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adjective

Without a sheave.

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Meanings

adjectivesheaveless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a sheave.

    Figure 5 shows a sheaveless masthead with simply a hole through the mast to take the main halliard.

    1941, Thomas Fleming Day, The Rudder, volume 57, page 25

Origin

From sheave + -less.

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APA

sheaveless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheaveless

MLA

“sheaveless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheaveless. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheaveless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheaveless.

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