A piece of mechanism, working on the principle of the wheel and axle, on a vertical axis, the power being applied by movable bars or levers…
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment for moving ship over bar or shoal > [noun] > winch or capstan (3) capstanc1400 A piece of mechanism, working on the principle of the wheel and axle, on a vertical axis, the power being applied by movable bars or levers… winch1623 In the navigation of the river Thames, a revolving apparatus at the river-side, round which a rope was wound to haul craft through difficult… nigger1867 U.S. A steam-driven capstan used on some riverboats; a steam engine used to drive such a capstan (also more fully nigger engine). Now rare. |
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