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sheave

Construction; Heavy & civil

A grooved wheel used to support a cable or belt or change its direction of travel.

sheave block

Construction; Heavy & civil

A pulley and a case provided with the means to anchor it.

shift

Construction; Heavy & civil

A work period.

shift, graveyard

Construction; Heavy & civil

The work period from midnight to 8.00 A.M., also called the night shift.

shift, swing

Construction; Heavy & civil

The work period from 4.00 P.M. to midnight, also called the afternoon shift.

shipper shaft

Construction; Heavy & civil

In a dipper shovel, the hinge on which the stick pivots when the bucket is hoisted.

shoe

Construction; Heavy & civil

A ground plate forming a link of a track or bolted to a track link. A support for a bulldozer blade or other digging edge to prevent cutting down.

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