Snatchblock

A pulley used gain a mechanical advantage when using wire rope or cable. Related to the "Block and Tackle"

If an bundle extractor isn't available and a forklift won't reach it,a heat exchanger bundle may be stuffed into the shell using a winch(or tugger) cable rove through a snatchblock on the shell and back to a strongback thats attached to the tubesheet.

by The Pipe Doctor January 25, 2009

Snatchblock

The female version of cockblock.

Man, that dude totally snatchblocked me.

by WhiskeyWednesdayREPRESENT March 29, 2011