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windlass

noun

1 windlass

Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds.

synonym: winch.

Roget 307: elevation; raising etc. v.; erection, lift; sublevation, upheaval; sublimation, exaltation; prominence etc. (convexity) 250.    ... show more

Dutch: ankerspil, draaispil, lier, winch, windas, windspil
Polish: wciągarka, dźwigarka


Moby thesaurus: 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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