winch /wɪntʃ/ noun [C] (ALSO windlass)
► F0 a machine that lifts heavy objects by turning a chain or rope around a tube-shaped deviceThesaurus+: ↑Machinery and machines , ↑Household equipment and domestic choreswinch verb [T]► F0» Two helicopters winched the passengers to safety from the deck of the ship.Thesaurus+: ↑Raising and lowering
winch verb [T]
► F0» Two helicopters winched the passengers to safety from the deck of the ship.Thesaurus+: ↑Raising and loweringMain Entry: ↑winch- commander
- commander-in-chief
- commanding
- commandment
- command module
- commando
- command performance
- comme il faut
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commemorative
- commence
- commencement
- commend
- commendable
- commendably
- commendation
- commensalism
- commensurate
- comment
- commentary
- commentary box
- commentate
- commentator
- commerce