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windlass
 windlasswind·lass W0170400 (wĭnd′ləs)n. Any of numerous hauling or lifting machines consisting essentially of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank or a motor so that a line attached to the load is wound around the cylinder.tr.v. wind·lassed, wind·lass·ing, wind·lass·es To raise with a windlass.
[Middle English wyndlas, alteration of windas, from Old Norse vindāss : vinda, to wind + āss, pole.]windlass (ˈwɪndləs) n (Mechanical Engineering) a machine for raising weights by winding a rope or chain upon a barrel or drum driven by a crank, motor, etcvb (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to raise or haul (a weight, etc) by means of a windlass[C14: from Old Norse vindáss, from vinda to wind2 + ass pole; related to Old French guindas, Middle Low German, Dutch windas]wind•lass (ˈwɪnd ləs)
n. 1. a device for hauling or hoisting, commonly having a horizontal drum on which a rope attached to the load is wound; winch. v.t. 2. to raise, haul, or move (a load) by means of a windlass. [1350–1400; Middle English wind(e)las < Old Norse vindāss=vinda to wind2 + āss beam] windlass
Past participle: windlassed
Gerund: windlassing
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| windlass | | windlass |
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| I windlass | | you windlass | | he/she/it windlasses | | we windlass | | you windlass | | they windlass |
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| I windlassed | | you windlassed | | he/she/it windlassed | | we windlassed | | you windlassed | | they windlassed |
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| I am windlassing | | you are windlassing | | he/she/it is windlassing | | we are windlassing | | you are windlassing | | they are windlassing |
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| I have windlassed | | you have windlassed | | he/she/it has windlassed | | we have windlassed | | you have windlassed | | they have windlassed |
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| I was windlassing | | you were windlassing | | he/she/it was windlassing | | we were windlassing | | you were windlassing | | they were windlassing |
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| I had windlassed | | you had windlassed | | he/she/it had windlassed | | we had windlassed | | you had windlassed | | they had windlassed |
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| I will windlass | | you will windlass | | he/she/it will windlass | | we will windlass | | you will windlass | | they will windlass |
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| I will have windlassed | | you will have windlassed | | he/she/it will have windlassed | | we will have windlassed | | you will have windlassed | | they will have windlassed |
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| I will be windlassing | | you will be windlassing | | he/she/it will be windlassing | | we will be windlassing | | you will be windlassing | | they will be windlassing |
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| I have been windlassing | | you have been windlassing | | he/she/it has been windlassing | | we have been windlassing | | you have been windlassing | | they have been windlassing |
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| I will have been windlassing | | you will have been windlassing | | he/she/it will have been windlassing | | we will have been windlassing | | you will have been windlassing | | they will have been windlassing |
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| I had been windlassing | | you had been windlassing | | he/she/it had been windlassing | | we had been windlassing | | you had been windlassing | | they had been windlassing |
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| I would windlass | | you would windlass | | he/she/it would windlass | | we would windlass | | you would windlass | | they would windlass |
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| I would have windlassed | | you would have windlassed | | he/she/it would have windlassed | | we would have windlassed | | you would have windlassed | | they would have windlassed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | windlass - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope windswinchcapstan - a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sailslifting device - a device for lifting heavy loadsship - a vessel that carries passengers or freightyard donkey, yarder - a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road |
Translationswindlass
windlass: see winchwinch,
mechanical device for hauling or lifting consisting essentially of a movable drum around which a cable is wound so that rotation of the drum produces a drawing force at the end of the cable.
..... Click the link for more information. .WindlassA device for hoisting materials consisting usually of a horizontal cylinder turned by a lever or crank. A cable attached to the material winds around the cylinder as the crank is turned, raising the load to whatever position is desired. windlass[′win·dləs] (naval architecture) anchor windlass windlassA modification of the wheel and axle used for lifting weights; usually an axle, turned by a crank, and a rope or chain wound around the axle for raising the weight.windlass a machine for raising weights by winding a rope or chain upon a barrel or drum driven by a crank, motor, etc. windlass
Synonyms for windlassnoun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope windsSynonymsRelated Words- capstan
- lifting device
- ship
- yard donkey
- yarder
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