windlass

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Mechanicalwindlasswind‧lass /ˈwɪndləs/ noun [countable] TEMa machine for pulling or lifting heavy objectsExamples from the Corpuswindlass• Missing was a windlass, used to raise and lower the anchor.• Y., was not violating any regulation by operating without a windlass, officials said.• Because there was no windlass, both ends of the anchor line were shackled together, Ward said.• Sandy McGlashan, the windlass man, climbed down the ladder and came to sit beside Cameron.• Some specialists said Thursday that the windlass might not have enabled the crew to anchor the barge in the storm.Origin windlass (1300-1400) Old Norse vindass, from vinda “to wind” + ass “pole”

单词	windlass
释义	windlass From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Mechanicalwindlasswind‧lass /ˈwɪndləs/ noun [countable] TEMa machine for pulling or lifting heavy objectsExamples from the Corpuswindlass• Missing was a windlass, used to raise and lower the anchor.• Y., was not violating any regulation by operating without a windlass, officials said.• Because there was no windlass, both ends of the anchor line were shackled together, Ward said.• Sandy McGlashan, the windlass man, climbed down the ladder and came to sit beside Cameron.• Some specialists said Thursday that the windlass might not have enabled the crew to anchor the barge in the storm.Origin windlass (1300-1400) Old Norse vindass, from vinda “to wind” + ass “pole”
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