Pén'ta-spāst, n.
n. [Fr. pentaspaste, Lat. pentaspaston, Gr. πεντάσπαστον, from πέντε, five, and σπᾶν, to draw, to pull.] An engine with five pulleys.
n. [Fr. pentaspaste, Lat. pentaspaston, Gr. πεντάσπαστον, from πέντε, five, and σπᾶν, to draw, to pull.] An engine with five pulleys.