Look up: windlass

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   Windlass
   Type of winch particularly used in raising an anchor.
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   Windlass
   A mechanism whereby a horse or men rotating a central point with, an attached harness, may raise or lower, something from below using a bevel drive.
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   windlass
   A machine designed to drop and hoist the anchor.It has one or more cable lifters mounted on a horizontal shaft,each being fitted with a brake.The cable lifters are capable of being declutched from the prime mover.One or two warping ends may also be fitted. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Windlass
   Wind'lass noun [ Perhaps from wind to turn + lace .] A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift.
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   Windlass
   Wind'lass intransitive verb To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means. [ Obsolete] Hammond.
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   Windlass
   Wind'lass noun [ Middle English windelas , windas , Icelandic vindilāss , vindās , from vinda to wind + āss a pole; confer Goth. ans a beam. See Wind to turn.] 1. 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 ...
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   Windlass
   Wind'lass transitive verb & i. To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass. The Century.
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   Windlass
   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. A winch is affixed to one or both ends, and a cable or rope is wound around the winch, pulling a weight attached to the opposite end. Windlasses are used on boats to raise anchor as an alternative to a vertical capstan. See anchor windlass. Crossbows may also use windlasses as...
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   Windlass
   • (v. t. & i.) To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass. • (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 t...
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    windlass
    mechanical device used to raise and lower the drawbridge.
    Found on http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle
    
    
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    windlass
    windlass: see winch.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09203