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fly block
noun
, Machinery, Nautical.
- (in a Spanish burton or the like) a block, supported by a runner, through which the hauling part of the fall is rove.
- any block that shifts with the movement of its tackle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fly block1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
NASA’s plan was to fly Block 1 just once for the first SLS flight, and then fly Block 1B.
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