strappado

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.

Verb

To torture by means of this device.

Concetti

strappata

carrucola

paranco

puleggia

tratti di fune

sinonimi

strapado

rack

reverse hanging

Palestinian hanging

Traduzioni

estrapade

garrucha

Strappado

Pendel

Seilrolle

Riemenscheibe

Führungsrad

Brückenkran

Gien

Talje

Kettenzug

poulie

bigue

poulie mouflée

hijsblok

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Italian strappato, from strappare (“to pull”).