Windlass

Noun

 * 1) Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

Thesaurus
Chinese windlass, Spanish windlass, capstan, crab, crane, derrick, erector, forklift, gantry crane, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, lever, lift, lifter, reel, tackle, winch

Etymology
windels: or windas:, vindass:, from vinda: + ass:. Confer Icelandic vindilass:.

Translations

 * Croatian: sidreno vitlo


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