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windlass
v.
raise, hoist up; raise with a windlass
n.
device which is used to hoist objects up by means of a rope attached to a horizontal cylinder that is turned manually or mechanically, winch; hoist
Windlass
- For the tool used to raise paddle gear on canal locks, see Windlass ("lock key")
windlass
Noun
1. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
(synonym) winch
(hypernym) lifting device
(hyponym) capstan
(part-holonym) ship
Windlass
(v. t. & i.)
To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
(v. i.)
To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.
(n.)
An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
(n.)
A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift.
(n.)
A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
windlass
Synonyms and related words:
Chinese windlass, Spanish windlass, capstan, crab, crane, derrick, erector, forklift, gantry crane, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, lever, lift, lifter, reel, tackle, winch
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