parbuckled
/ˈpɑrˌbʌkəld/
verb
- To raise or lower a heavy object by rolling it along a slope using ropes or chains wrapped around it.
- Using a simple system of pulleys, the workers parbuckled the stone block into place.
- They parbuckled the sunken boat onto the deck of the salvage ship.
- The crew parbuckled the massive cannon up the beach using thick ropes.
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adjective
- Raised or moved by the method of parbuckling.
- Historians studied the parbuckled remains of the ancient shipwreck.
- The parbuckled statue was finally lifted from the ocean floor.
- The parbuckled cargo sat securely on the dock after the difficult operation.