Last Updated :2025/11/20

chockablock

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Japanese Meaning
船の索具において、ブロックが互いに密着しており、これ以上の動きが不可能な状態。 / 転じて、非常に混み合っていて、余裕がない状態(比喩的な用法の場合)。
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船長がリギングを点検したとき、メインホイストの滑車が互いにぴったり寄せられてこれ以上動かせない状態になっているのを見つけ、乗組員に張りを緩めるよう命じた。

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(nautical) (of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.

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chockablock

When the captain inspected the rigging, he found the main hoist chockablock and ordered the crew to ease the strain.

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When the captain inspected the rigging, he found the main hoist chockablock and ordered the crew to ease the strain.

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