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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
windlass
n 1: lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned
by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: winch,
windlass]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Windlass \Wind"lass\, n.[Perhaps from wind to turn + lace.]
A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. i.
To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect
means. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.]
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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 to wind up a rope or
chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is
often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor.
It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by
hand or steam.
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2. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending
the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Chinese windlass. See Differential windlass, under
Differential.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. t. & i.
To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
--The Century.
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Thesaurus Results for windlass:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Chinese windlass, Spanish windlass, capstan, crab, crane, derrick, erector, forklift, gantry crane, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, lever, lift, lifter, reel, tackle, winch |
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