Definitions for fairleads
fairleads
fair·lead
Spelling: [fair-leed or fair-lee-der]
IPA: /ˈfɛərˌlid or ˈfɛərˌli dər/
Fairleads is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 588 anagrams from letters in fairleads (aadefilrs).
Definitions for fairleads
noun
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a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
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Machinery. (on power shovels or cranes) a swiveling mounting for sheaves, over which cables pass.
Origin of fairleads
First recorded in 1855-60; fair1 + lead1
Examples for fairleads
Judson was watching the last hawser slipping through the fairlead.