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- Dictionarywindlass/ˈwɪndləs/
noun
- 1. a winch, especially one on a ship or in a harbour.
verb
- 1. haul or lift (something) with a windlass.
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Apparatus for moving heavy weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder rotated by the turn of a crank or belt; a winch is affixed to one end, and a cable is wound around the winch, pulling a weight attached to the opposite end
The 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. The Greek scientist Archimedes was the inventor of the windlass. A surviving medieval windlass, ... Wikipedia
