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Chock logo #10101) Anti-roll wedge behind wheel 2) As close as possible 3) As completely as possible 4) Block 5) French word used in English 6) Kind of full 7) Secure with chocks 8) Steadying wedge 9) Support on chocks 10) Wedge 11) Wheel stopper 12) Wooden wedge
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Chock logo #10101) Sprag 2) Wedge
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Chock logo #21752Hole or ring attached to the hull to guide a line via that point
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Chock logo #21795 Hole or ring attached to the hull to guide a line via that point
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Chock logo #22634Iron casting for leading lines over a rail. Can be an open (cut out on top), closed, or roller chock.
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Chock logo #21002• (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it. • (v. i.) To fill up, as a cavity. • (v. t.) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask. &b...
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chock logo #22638A piece of wood or other material put next to cargo to prevent it from shifting.
Found on http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=950

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Chock logo #23313Any metal device that is inserted into rock as an anchor.
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chock logo #22637A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led. Usually U-shaped to reduce chafe.
Found on http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/gloss.htm

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chock logo #21003(from the article `mountaineering`) Anchors are used with discretion rather than in abundance. Anchors include the chock, which is a small piece of shaped metal that is attached to rope ...
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Chock logo #21044Large hydraulic jacks used to support roof in longwall and shortwall mining systems.
Found on http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.htm

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Chock logo #21453A deck fitting to guide aline where it leaves the boat. Also a wedge or bracket to keep articles from shifting.
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CHOCK logo #10444A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led. Usually U-shaped to reduce chafe
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Chock logo #20972Chock adverb (Nautical) Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.
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Chock logo #20972Chock intransitive verb To fill up, as a cavity. 'The woodwork . . . exactly chocketh into joints.' Fuller.
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Chock logo #20972Chock noun 1. A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it. 2. (Nautical) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. I...
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Chock logo #20972Chock transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Chocked ; present participle & verbal noun Chocking .] To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
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Chock logo #22731Large hydraulic jacks used to support roof in longwall and shortwall mining systems.
Found on http://www.rocksandminerals.com/glossary.htm

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Chock logo #21172A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led. Usually U-shaped to reduce chafe.
Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

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chock logo #22633A fitting through which anchor or mooring lines are led. UsuallyU-shaped to reduce chafe.
Found on http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/nautical-terms.html

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Chock logo #20669 Hydraulically powered modern coalface support.
Found on http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/Glossary.htm

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Chock logo #20784A wedge placed in front of the wheels of an aeroplane on the ground to prevent it from moving forward when the engine is run up.
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chock logo #20974chock-a-block adverb as completely as possible; `it was chock-a-block full`
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chock logo #21199a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc. · · any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains. · a shaped support or cradle for a ship's boat, barrel, etc. · a small wooden piece or timber for filling a gap, rei...
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chock logo #23214[Logging] A block, often wedge shaped, which is used to prevent movement; e.g., a log from rolling, a wheel from turning.
Found on https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/logging/index.html
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