1) Block and tackle 2) Common 4WD mount 3) Crane 4) Crank 5) Crank-operated lifter 6) Cranked hoisting device 7) Hoist 8) Hoisting device 9) Hoisting machine 10) Lifter 11) Lifting crank 12) Lifting device 13) Machine for hauling 14) Machine that pulls 15) Pulley 16) Stage-set mover 17) Windlass
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1) Capstan 2) Hoist 3) Windlass
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A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the `tension` of a rope or wire rope (also called `cable` or `wire cable`). In its simplest form it consists of a spool and attached hand crank. In larger forms, winches stand at the heart of machines as diverse as tow trucks, steam sho...
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• (n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc. • (n.) A wince. • (n.) A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. • (n.) An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly. • (n.) An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from...
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Applicable to a broad array of devices that use a drum, driven by a handle and gears, around which a cable is wound, to provide mechanical advantage for moving heavy objects. Winching
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Similar to a hoist, a winch is used for lifting and moving heavy loads.
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A winding device used to assist in the hauling of lines.
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A mechanical device used to assist in pulling on lines. It is a reel-like part of the hardware.
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A motorised towline spool for launching gliders
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a machine used for pulling or hoisting that does so by winding a cable around a spool.
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Winch intransitive verb [ See
Wince .] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
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Winch noun A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
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A device used to give a mechanical advantage when hauling on the lines.
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A winch is a machine, the essential part of which consists of a drum driven by hand or powered through gearing, and used to receive a rope which is wound upon it.
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n] - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds 2. [v] - pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
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Mechanism, either hand operated or motorised, for opening or closing curtains etc.
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A winch is a machine, the essential part of which consists of a drum driven by hand or powered through gearing, and used to receive a rope which is wound upon it.
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windlass noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
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