capstan windlass

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• Windlass — Wind lass, n. [OE. windelas, windas, Icel. vindil[=a]ss, vind[=a]s, fr. vinda to wind + [=a]ss a pole; cf. Goth. ans a beam. See {Wind} to turn.] [1913 Webster] 1. A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Capstan (nautical) — A portion of a model depicting a manual capstan in use. The sailors would coordinate the rhythm of their movements by singing a particular type of sea shanty as they walked around the capstan. A capstan is a vertical axled rotating machine… …   Wikipedia

• Windlass — For the tool used to raise paddle gear on canal locks, see Windlass ( lock key ) Turnbridge Windlass Lift road bridge over Huddersfield Broad Canal …   Wikipedia

• 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 …   Moby Thesaurus

• windlass — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hoist, lifter; moulinet, reel, capstan, pinion, winch, crank. See elevation …   English dictionary for students

• capstan — /ˈkæpstən / (say kapstuhn) noun a device resembling a windlass but with a vertical axis, commonly turned by a bar or lever, and winding a cable, for raising weights (as an anchor) or drawing things closer (as a ship to its jetty). {Middle English …  

• Chinese windlass — Windlass Wind lass, n. [OE. windelas, windas, Icel. vindil[=a]ss, vind[=a]s, fr. vinda to wind + [=a]ss a pole; cf. Goth. ans a beam. See {Wind} to turn.] [1913 Webster] 1. A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Anchor windlass — An anchor windlass within the forecastle on the main deck of the sailing ship Balclutha. The vertical shaft is rotated by a portion of the capstan above …   Wikipedia

• ship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vehicle for navigation on water Nouns 1. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom; airship (see aviation). See navigation. 2. (naval organization) navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, argosy; shipping, merchant… …   English dictionary for students

• pawl — n. & v. n. 1 a lever with a catch for the teeth of a wheel or bar. 2 Naut. a short bar used to lock a capstan, windlass, etc., to prevent it from recoiling. v.tr. secure (a capstan etc.) with a pawl. Etymology: perh. f. LG & Du. pal, rel. to pal… …   Useful english dictionary

• Engine — This article is about a machine to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. For other uses of engine, see Engine (disambiguation). For other uses of motor, see Motor (disambiguation). A V6 internal combustion engine from a Mercedes car An… …   Wikipedia