tail block

noun

A block having a rope about it, and on an end hanging several feet from it.

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Meanings

nountail block (plural tail blocks)

plural tail blocks

  1. nauticalA block having a rope about it, and on an end hanging several feet from it.
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APA

tail block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20block

MLA

“tail block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20block. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tail block,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20block.

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