handspike

• Substantivo que designa uma barra de madeira ou alavanca usada como ferramenta manual, especialmente em navios ou na artilharia, hoje em grande parte obsoleto.

A noun referring to a wooden bar or lever used as a hand tool, especially on ships or in artillery, now largely obsolete.

1. Leverage toolC2formal

   A wooden or metal bar used as a lever, especially for moving heavy objects or on ships.

   Alavanca

   • The sailors used a handspike to move the heavy cannon.
   • He pried the crate open with a handspike.
   • The old handspike was stored in the ship's tool locker.

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