capstannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæp.stən/us/ˈkæp.stən/a machine with a spinning vertical cylinder that is used, especially on ships, for pulling heavy objects with a rope
a thin, spinning cylinder in a tape recorder (= a machine that records and plays back sound) that pulls the tape through the machine
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- crow's nest
- diving bell
- echo sounder
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- porthole
- rib
- sail
- tiller
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