1. a method of hoisting or lowering a heavy cylindrical object (such as a barrel or log) using a rope looped around it
Usage: nautical; technical

1. to hoist or lower (a heavy cylindrical object) using the parbuckling method
Usage: nautical; technical

Examples

• The crew used parbuckling to move the large barrel onto the ship.
• They were parbuckling the log up the steep hillside.
• Parbuckling is an efficient technique for handling heavy cylindrical cargo.
• The sailors parbuckled the damaged mast back into position.
• Without parbuckling, moving such heavy objects would have required much more effort.