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Sailing term; single or multiple pulley
In sailing, a block is a single or multiple pulley. One or a number of sheaves are enclosed in an assembly between cheeks or chocks. In use, a block is
Block_(sailing)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Block, Blocks, block, blocked, or blocks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Block or blocked may refer to: Block programming, the result of a
Block
Wheel to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable
life of the belt. Block (sailing) – Sailing term; single or multiple pulley Conveyor pulley Deadeye – Item used in rigging of sailing ships Differential
Pulley
Equipment and procedure in material handling
inspections before every lift. Rigging-related equipment includes: Block (sailing) Cargo net Chain Chain hoist Come-along Crane (machine) Hook Hoist (device)
Rigging_(material_handling)
System of two or more pulleys and a rope or cable
A block and tackle or only tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, used to provide tension and lift heavy
Block_and_tackle
Large wind-powered water vessel
Sail plans A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety
Sailing_ship
In sailing, a spar along the bottom edge of a fore and aft rigged sail
In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The
Boom_(sailing)
deadeye A wooden block with three holes (but no pulleys) spliced to a shroud. It adjusts the tension in the standing rigging of large sailing vessels, by lacing
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Town in Rhode Island, United States
sailing, fishing, surfing and beaches. It is home to the historic lighthouses Block Island North Light, on the northern tip of the island, and Block Island
Block_Island
Pole used in rigging of a sailing vessel
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected vertically or near-vertically on the median line of a ship or boat. A mast
Mast_(sailing)
Sailing superyacht sunk in 2024
(/ˈbeɪziən/ BAY-zee-ən or /ˈbeɪʒən/ BAY-zhən) was a 56-metre (184 ft) sailing superyacht, built as Salute by Perini Navi at Viareggio, Italy, and delivered
Bayesian_(yacht)
One of the lines on a sail ship
In sailing, a sheet is a line (rope, cable or chain) used to control the movable corner(s) (clews) of a sail. In nautical usage the term "sheet" is applied
Sheet_(sailing)
Rigging pole
or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail. These include yards, booms, and masts
Spar_(sailing)
MicroLeague Baseball 1984 Micro League Sports Association MicroMan 1993 ASF MicroSailing 1982 APX Microworld Med Systems Software Microx 1993 LK Avalon Midas Touch
List of Atari 8-bit computer games
List_of_Atari_8-bit_computer_games
Sail-carrying part of the rigging of a sailing ship
mast itself. Merchant ships in the age of sail would also do this before sailing in the Southern Ocean. On modern tall ships the yards are not designed
Yard_(sailing)
1990 Safety with Electricity Donald A. Boyer color 10m January 22, 1963 Sailing a Toy Boat color 5m October 2, 1952 video [772] The St. Lawrence Seaway
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
Geological phenomenon where rocks move, leaving tracks
Sailing stones (also called sliding rocks, walking rocks, rolling stones, and moving rocks) are part of the geological phenomenon in which rocks move
Sailing_stones
Watertight buoyant body of a ship or boat
defined by the waterline length except for especially narrow hulls such as sailing multihulls that are less limited this way. Planing hull: here, the planing
Hull_(watercraft)
American reality television series
Below Deck Sailing Yacht is an American reality television series that was developed as the second spin-off of Below Deck. It premiered on Bravo on February
Below_Deck_Sailing_Yacht
Beef begins playing with porcelain figurines, taking them on an imaginary sailing journey. Judy joins him, but desires for her figurine to be the captain
List of The Great North episodes
List_of_The_Great_North_episodes
various reasons for not wanting Ronnie to make the trip, George not enjoying sailing and young and old people loving to dream. Joy Jantzen and her sister June
List of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show episodes
List_of_The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show_episodes
Sailing ships
A jewel block is a block on sailing ships through which the halliard is rove. It is a single 7-inch block that is suspended from an eyebolt at the yardarm
Jewel_block
American singer-songwriter (born 1951)
"Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", from the 1981 film Arthur, peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Sailing"
Christopher_Cross
Type of sailing vessel
A barque or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts of which the fore mast, mainmast, and any additional masts are rigged square, and
Barque
Lines that control sails
is let off for down wind sailing, so the main sail becomes full. Alternatively the outhaul tail can be attached to a block and tackle system so that
Running_rigging
Main building of Canada's parliament
The Centre Block (French: Édifice du Centre) is the main building of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing
Centre_Block
to Foreign Parts; and to oblige the Masters of British or Irish Ships, sailing from any of His Majesty's Dominions into the Baltic, to deliver a Manifesto
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1776
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1776
List of tornadoes in the United States
Eastport neighborhood and the U.S. Naval Academy, coming ashore at the Severn Sailing Association marina. Several small trailered and stored boats were blown
List of United States tornadoes from June to July 2025
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_June_to_July_2025
Part of sailing ship
On a sailing ship, the shrouds are the standing rigging which holds the mast up from side to side. There is frequently more than one shroud on each side
Shroud_(sailing)
Quantum Ultra-class cruise ship
ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural sailing commenced on 31 July 2021, sailing an eight-day Southern Caribbean and Perfect Day cruise
Odyssey_of_the_Seas
Arrangement of a ship's masts, sails, and ropes
A sailing vessel's rig is its arrangement of masts, sails and rigging. Examples include a schooner rig, cutter rig, junk rig, etc. A rig may be broadly
Rig_(sailing)
Season of television series
his victory, but soon question his absence. Shun notices Dan and Drago sailing off in a boat borrowed from Kato. Dan says that another adventure awaits
Bakugan:_Mechtanium_Surge
Optimizing sailboat speed
sailing is achieved with low forward surface resistance—encountered by catamarans, sailing hydrofoils, iceboats or land sailing craft—as the sailing craft
High-performance_sailing
Sliding part of a sailing vessel
11 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2022. Mayne, Richard (2000). The language of sailing. Chicago, Ill.: Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-579-58278-4.
Traveller_(nautical_fitting)
The crew is on vacation in Genoa, Italy, before returning to work and sailing on the MS Vistafjord around Spain and Portugal. Part 1 includes stops in
List of The Love Boat episodes
List_of_The_Love_Boat_episodes
Type of commercial sailing boat
A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames, and nearby coastline and estuaries. The flat-bottomed barges
Thames_sailing_barge
Wire used on sailboats
In sailing, the trapeze is a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed, to a hook on the crew member's harness
Trapeze_(sailing)
Directed by Written by Original release date Prod. code 1 1 "Chip Off the Old Block" Peter Tewksbury George Tibbles September 29, 1960 (1960-09-29) 101 The
List of My Three Sons episodes
List_of_My_Three_Sons_episodes
Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The West Block (officially the Western Departmental Building; French: Édifice administratif de l'ouest) is one of the three buildings on Parliament Hill
West_Block
Reality television series (2013–present)
a number of spin-offs, including Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Below Deck Down Under, and Below Deck Adventure. For the first season
Below_Deck
Europe, which in fact led to the Age of Discovery with Portuguese explorers sailing across the world. By the time John was succeeded by his son Edward the
Crusades_of_the_15th_century
Graham and Sue Wright Artitus Marine 50,000 N/A Mast climbing device for sailing boats Artitus Marine's pitch failed due to the dragons questioning the
List of Dragons' Den (British TV programme) offers Series 1-10
List_of_Dragons'_Den_(British_TV_programme)_offers_Series_1-10
Office building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
The East Block (officially the Eastern Departmental Building; French: Édifice administratif de l'est) is one of the three buildings on Canada's Parliament
East_Block
the mast. Bond, Bob (11 August 1992). The Handbook of Sailing: A Complete Guide to All Sailing Techniques and Procedures for the Beginner and the Experienced
Gooseneck_(sailing)
Sports venue in Singapore
The National Sailing Centre (NSC) is located at the south-eastern tip of Singapore along the East Coast Park. It occupies 2.4 hectares of land. Opened
National_Sailing_Centre
Type of warship
allies. To achieve this the Dunkirkers developed small, manoeuvrable, sailing vessels that came to be referred to as frigates. The success of these Dunkirker
Frigate
In sailing, an extra is a sail that is not part of the working sail plan. The most common extra is the spinnaker. Other extras include studding sails
Extra_(sailing)
cities and sinking 23 merchant ships. Britain's two fleet carriers escaped, sailing west. In four months, Britain's forward position in the Indian Ocean had
Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Pacific_Theater_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
17th-century Swedish warship
is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She
Vasa_(ship)
Aspect of Spanish history
colonies in the Americas, and the influx of riches from them. Since only sailing ships leaving from and returning to the inland port of Seville could engage
History_of_Seville
British television series by Tom Basden
lift Amy's spirits, for whom England pales in comparison to Norway and sailing amongst its spectacular fjords. Insecure about her age and feeling out
Here_We_Go_(TV_series)
Bright Street (Warner Bros, 1977) The Pedro Martinez Group (Motéma, 2013) Sailing Wonder (Electric Bird, 1978) Papillon (Compose, 1992) Dune (CTI, 1977)
Steve_Gadd_discography
Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion
or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered
Sail
habitats. S/V An abbreviation of "Sailing Vessel", used before the ship's name. swallow The gap in the shell of a block through which a line passes over
Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(M–Z)
List of episodes
"Gut Wrenching" 4:16 November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08) 37.11 Orange goes on a sailing trip with Pear and Captain Obvious, but things go awry when they are all
List of Annoying Orange episodes
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Governing body of the sport of sailing in Pakistan
Pakistan Sailing Federation is the national governing body of the sport of sailing in Pakistan. Affiliated with World Sailing and the Asian Sailing Federation
Pakistan_Sailing_Federation
2003 Scottish television season
family meal at Amber's house, but the trouble is that he has inventor's block. What will he do? 3 "The Hobby Horse" Jaqui McAlpine Davey Moore 9 April 2003 (2003-04-09)
Balamory_series_2
the Jewish people in Australia Sydney Heritage Fleet Maritime Historic sailing and steam vessels in active use. Sydney Mint Numismatic Former mint Sydney
List_of_museums_in_Sydney
Ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used
The first batch of four was obtained from around 1845 by converting old sailing 74-gun two-deckers, all of them Vengeur-class ships of the line, into floating
Blockship
Sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts
A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged. Such a vessel is said
Full-rigged_ship
Medieval and early modern history of the African region
respective ports flourished and had a lucrative foreign commerce with ships sailing to and coming from Arabia, India, Venice, Persia, Egypt, Portugal and as
Medieval and early modern Africa
Medieval_and_early_modern_Africa
Turkish ship sailing from Odesa and injured its crew. Ukrainian drones set fire to an "industrial fuel storage facilities" in Yaroslavl, blocking traffic to
Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war (1 January 2026 – 31 May 2026)
Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(1_January_2026_–_31_May_2026)
Lewis (18 May 1972). "Communists report mines at Haiphong swept, ships sailing". The New York Times. p. 1. Benjamin Welles (19 May 1972). "Last 2 Soviet
1972_in_the_Vietnam_War
Zealand Defence Forces are monitoring three Chinese warships that are sailing through international waters near Sydney. 21 February – Three airlines
2025_in_Australia
Racing using boats
Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, England, and usually attracts over 900 sailing boats. Cowes Week is predated by the Cumberland Cup (1775), Port of Dartmouth
Boat_racing
Type of downhaul
In sailing, a cunningham or cunningham's eye is a type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail. It is named after
Cunningham_(sailing)
real-life experiences of Robin Lee Graham, a young man who spent five years sailing around the world as a single-handed sailor, starting when he was 16 years
List of 1970s films based on actual events
List_of_1970s_films_based_on_actual_events
English landscape gardens in Buckinghamshire
Ancient Virtue. It was built of brick with sloping walls and a heavy, over-sailing roof, the interior had a mural painting of a witch. It is unknown when
Stowe_Gardens
27 July 4 July 11 July 18 "Magic" Olivia Newton-John July 25 August 1 "Sailing" Christopher Cross August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 "All Out of Love"
List of Radio & Records number-one singles of the 1980s
List_of_Radio_&_Records_number-one_singles_of_the_1980s
2026 geopolitical and economic crisis
a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched
2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea. The ban also included vessels sailing under the flags of the mentioned nations. Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Timeline of the Red Sea crisis
Timeline_of_the_Red_Sea_crisis
Music magazine, free, serving North Texas
Steve Williams, Wally Wilson 1982: Jim Alderman • Frank Beard • Billy Block • Louis Brousar • Jack Calmes • Michael "Junior" Clark • Fred Crain • Joe
Buddy_(magazine)
First-run airings of the ITV medical dramedy
Louisa's stress is compounded when she takes a group of students on a sailing trip and the instructor passes out while they are at sea. Ruth's decision
List_of_Doc_Martin_episodes
Overview of and topical guide to sailing
following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sailing: Sailing – the use of wind to provide the primary power via sail(s) or wing
Outline_of_sailing
Sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig
fore-and-aft mainsail. In this form, the sloop is the commonest of all sailing rigs – with the Bermuda sloop being the default rig for leisure craft,
Sloop
Australian military action television series
July 2025. Andreeva, Nellie (7 May 2025). "CBS 2025-26 Schedule: 'FBI' Block On Monday, 'NCIS' Tuesday, Donnie Wahlberg Back In 'Blue Bloods' Slot As
NCIS:_Sydney
War campaign in WWII
from Los Angeles on the troopship USS Mount Vernon on 27 February, and sailing via Melbourne, Australia, they reached Bombay on 31 March. From there it
Operation_Matterhorn
International racing sailing class
The Optimist, also known as Opti, is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by young people up to the age of 15. The Optimist was designed
Optimist_(dinghy)
American reality television series
spin-off of Below Deck, following Below Deck Mediterranean and Below Deck Sailing Yacht. Announced in February 2022, the series chronicles the lives of the
Below_Deck_Down_Under
American soldier of fortune active in the twentieth century
Guerachic. Spotting them, Holmdahl drew his 6-shooter and spurred his horse. Sailing over the wall, his revolver blazing, Holmdahl and bandits blasted way at
Emil_Lewis_Holmdahl
Merchant sailing ship of the 19th century
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. The term was also retrospectively applied to the Baltimore clipper
Clipper
Heavy-lift ship that that sank in the Mediterranean
to Europe via the Northern Sea Route. This was 27 percent shorter than sailing around Asia to the south, which made her voyage ten days shorter. It avoided
MV_Ursa_Major
English dub of the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on August 25, 2019. A second season of the series was announced following
List_of_Dr._Stone_episodes
Turkish TV series
whole family. Mustafa learns from Sumbul that Efsun is pregnant. While sailing on the ship, Aybige and Bali Bey confess their feelings to each other.
List of Muhteşem Yüzyıl episodes
List_of_Muhteşem_Yüzyıl_episodes
Naval mishaps
Sailing ships frequently encounter difficult conditions, whether by storm or combat, and the crew frequently called upon to cope with accidents, ranging
Sailing_ship_accidents
in sailing describes the year's events in sailing Andy Cassell (GBR) - Paralympian and disabled sailing ambassador Line Markert = World Sailing Vice
2025_in_sailing
History of Istanbul under Ottoman rule
customs duties, residence and security taxes, and assisting with permits for sailing in Turkish waters and cargo operations. Around Galata's docks, a bustling
Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire
Istanbul_during_the_Ottoman_Empire
off to Storgos on the boat Deliria's Rump, Shlub is challenged about his sailing by his kids. When Stupendous is thrown overboard and stung by a jellyfish
List_of_Krapopolis_episodes
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Great Britain to Foreign Parts; and to oblige the Masters of British Ships sailing from any of His Majesty's Dominions in the Baltic, to deliver a Manifesto
Customs_Law_Repeal_Act_1825
A sorcerer (confirmed to be the Shadow Lord in Tales of Deltora) came sailing from far away, looking for lands to conquer, heard their songs and despised
List of Deltora Quest characters
List_of_Deltora_Quest_characters
Assistant Commander Igor Dygalo stated that four Georgian vessels were spotted sailing inside a "declared security zone" established by the Russian Navy off Abkhazia
Timeline of the Russo-Georgian War
Timeline_of_the_Russo-Georgian_War
Most populous city in the United States
Angoulême). A Spanish expedition, led by the Portuguese captain Estêvão Gomes sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 and charted
New_York_City
Latter period of the Crusades
Venetians, however, renewed their treaty with the Catalans in April 1331. Sailing from Brindisi in August, Walter attacked first Cephalonia and Zakynthos
Crusades after the fall of Acre, 1291–1399
Crusades_after_the_fall_of_Acre,_1291–1399
divorce with her ex-husband after cheating on her with another man and sailing away to Rome, Italy. After changing her last name to her maiden name, Schlimmer
List of Beetlejuice characters
List_of_Beetlejuice_characters
Argentine television series
Staltari, and Gabriel Stagnaro 30 April 2025 (2025-04-30) Three girls sailing at sea are suddenly hit by a strange neon cloud and violent waves, killing
The_Eternaut_(TV_series)
Control line found on sailboats
Basic Sailing Skills. Gloucester, Ontario: Canadian Yachting Association. p. 117. ISBN 0-920232-17-5. Donaldson, Sven (1992). Advanced Sailing Skills
Outhaul
vessels from sailing in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea went into force and that any Israeli-linked ship sailing through
Timeline of the Gaza war (19 January 2025 – 17 March 2025)
Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(19_January_2025_–_17_March_2025)
Piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel
A backstay is a piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel that runs from the mast to either its transom or rear quarter, counteracting the forestay
Backstay
Island country in Southeast Asia
Retrieved 16 March 2011. "Sailing: S'pore retain world team title". AsiaOne. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2019. "Singapore sailing needs a trailblazer"
Singapore
combination with the storm led to widespread flooding in parts of Germany. A sailing accident on the Elbe River in Saxony was believed to have been caused by
2023–24 European windstorm season
2023–24_European_windstorm_season
BLOCK SAILING
BLOCK SAILING
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Boy/Male
German American English
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Male
English
The Badger
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
BLOCK SAILING
BLOCK SAILING
Boy/Male
Greek
North wind.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Golden Body
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
Peace
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a bittern, perhaps in the booming quality of the voice, from Middle English, Old French butor ‘bittern’ (a word of obscure etymology).English and German : metonymic occupational name for a dairyman or seller of butter, from Old English butere ‘butter’, Middle High German buter.German : possibly a short form of any of the various compound names formed with Butter ‘butter’ (see 2).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Brightness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from North or South Elkington in Lincolnshire, so named from an Old English personal name (possibly Ä’a(n)lÄc) + Old English tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Elkington in Northamptonshire is not the source of the family name: it did not acquire the name until 1617, before which it was Eltington or Elteton.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Beautiful and Sweet
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aashritha | ஆஷà¯à®°à®¿à®¤à®¾
Somebody who gives shelter, Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ujvala | உஜà¯à®œà¯à®µà®²à®¾ /उजà¥à¤µà¤²à¤¾
Bright, Lighted
BLOCK SAILING
BLOCK SAILING
BLOCK SAILING
BLOCK SAILING
BLOCK SAILING
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
a.
Having black eyes.
v. t.
A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
n.
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
n.
The striking of a clock.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.