1) Device using pulleys 2) Fishing equipment 3) Hoist 4) Hoisting contraption 5) Hoisting mechanism 
A block and tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads. The pulleys are assembled together to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load. The rope is threaded, or reeved, through the pulleys to provide mechanical advanta...
combination of a flexible rope, or cable, and pulleys commonly used to augment pulling force; it can be used to lift heavy weights or to exert large ... [1 related articles]
A combination of blocks used to create the mechanical advantage to easily move heavy loads.
Block and tackle is London Cockney rhyming slang for handcuffs (shackles).
[n] - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
noun pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
a combination of pulleys and ropes used to move heavy loads.
the ropes or chains and blocks used in a hoisting tackle.