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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fairlead
    n 1: a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a
         ship's rigging to avoid chafing