1. Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
   - winch

Derived forms: windlasses

Type of: lifting device

Part of: ship

Encyclopedia: Windlass

• artiness
• artiodactyl
• artiodactyl mammal
• Artiodactyla
• artiodactylous
• artisan
• artisan's lien
• artist
• artist's loft
• artist's model
• artist's workroom
• artiste
• artistic
• artistic creation
• artistic movement
• artistic production
• artistic style
• artistically
• artistry
• Artium Baccalaurens
• Artium Magister
• artless
• artlessly
• artlessness
• Artocarpus