Fleeting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002344",
  "term": "Fleeting",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To guide a haulage rope laterally across the face of a winding drum so that it winds on or off in even, close-packed coils without overlapping. This controlled side-to-side movement prevents excessive wear and damage to the rope that would occur if it were allowed to pile up in one place. The action is performed either by a dedicated mechanism called a fleeting sheave or by the angled path of the rope between the drum and a fixed pulley.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Folgezug-Automatik",
    "es": "fleeting",
    "fr": "enchaînement"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/fleeting/"
}