top-block

noun

A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, used in swaying and lowering the topmast.

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Meanings

nountop-block (plural top-blocks)

plural top-blocks

  1. nauticalA large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, used in swaying and lowering the topmast.

    Underneath this Cap are Eye - bolts (b) , on each side : one is for the top Block, and the foremost one for the Fore Lift Block to hook to

    1819, Darcy Lever, The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-block,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-block.

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