English language
Toggle Transcript
windlass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | winch |
| Type of | lifting device |
| Has types | capstan, yard donkey, yarder |
Examples of windlass
windlass
Much of the work could have been done using simple sheers operated by a windlass.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The required crossbows needed a massive base frame and powerful windlass devices.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Japanese tourists snapped away madly as Sarah wielded her windlass at Camden Lock.
From the telegraph.co.uk
To lower a paddle the pawl must be disengaged and the paddle wound down with the windlass.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The windlass, bilge pump and 3 anchors are still in place on the bow.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As a guard turned the windlass, the rods moved back and forth, opening and closing the cells.
From the heraldtribune.com
This bridge was originally opened by use of a windlass system.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A sophisticated modern windlass may have an adjustable-length arm.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Narrow pigs'guts coil around sticks, like the bowels of St Erasmus on a windlass in a painted altarpiece.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Winch: lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- A windlass is an apparatus for moving heavy weights. Typically, a windlass consists of a horizontal cylinder (barrel), which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt. ...
- Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
- (windlasses) roundabout means, indirect attempts. (Hamlet)
- A medieval device to pull the bowstring back on a crossbow.
- A mechanical device used to pull in cable or chain, such as an anchor rode.
- Rotating drum device used for hauling line or chain to raise and lower an anchor.
- (1) An L-shaped tool used for opening paddles on lock gates. Often carried in the waist band or belt of a boater. (2) Gear for raising heavy loads.
- A mechanism for lifting by rope, usually with a cranking attachment
