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⚙️ A pulling machine 🎣 Pulling in nets
haulback

haulback

8.8
A machine that pulls in heavy lines like nets or cables, used on ships and in factories
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : sistema de recogida
  • The fisherman used a haulback to retrieve his nets.

Examples

  • Can you check the haulback mechanism on the boat?

  • A powerful haulback is essential for handling heavy cables on large ships.

  • The crew repaired the haulback before starting to retrieve the fishing nets.

  • After hours of work, the haulback finally pulled the trawl net back onto the deck.

  • The crew repaired the haulback before starting to retrieve the fishing nets.

  • A powerful haulback is essential for handling heavy cables on large ships.

  • After hours of work, the haulback finally pulled the trawl net back onto the deck.

How Strong

capstan
  • Specialized
2 9.9
haulback
  • Specialized
8.8
winch
  • Specialized
20 6.6

Surface Forms

haulback singular
haulbacks plural

Morphology

haulback = haul (transparent) = back + haul

The device is literally something that 'hauls back' lines or the mechanism for pulling in, which learners can infer from the two component words. [Postprocessing: moved 'back' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Haulback comes from haul ('to pull') and back ('towards you' or 'again'), so it names a machine or system that literally 'pulls back' nets, lines, or cables onto a ship or deck.