Usually means: Pulley system for lifting loads.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word block and tackle:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. block and tackle: Merriam-Webster
  2. block and tackle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. block and tackle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. block and tackle: Collins English Dictionary
  5. block and tackle: Vocabulary.com
  6. block and tackle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. block and tackle: Wiktionary
  8. block and tackle: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. block and tackle: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. block and tackle: Dictionary.com
  11. Block and tackle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. block and tackle: Rhymezone
  13. block and tackle: FreeDictionary.org
  14. block and tackle: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. Block and Tackle: The Word Detective
  16. block and tackle: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. block and tackle: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. block and tackle: Encyclopedia

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. block and tackle, block and tackle, block and tackle: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Block and tackle: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

(Note: See block_and_tackles as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (block and tackle)

noun:  A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.
noun:  (euphemistic) The underwear combination of stockings worn with a suspender belt.

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