Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus Cite Synonyms of fairlead Find synonyms for: Noun1. fairlead, pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, blockusage: a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafingWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: fairlead (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philistine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index