English Explanatory Dictionary

Puretic power block

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mechanized winch used to haul nets on fishing vessels, easier to manipulate than a purse seine.

Word forms

Puretic power block Puretic power blocks

Etymology

Invented by a Croatian fisherman, Mario Puratić.

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