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- texture
- -textured
- textured
- thalamus
- thalidomide
- thallium
- than
- thank
- thankful
- thankfully
- thankfulness
- thank God
- thank God, goodness, heaven, etc.
- thank God, goodness, heaven(s), etc.
- thank God, goodness, heavens, etc.
- thankless
- thanks
- thanks a bunch
- thanks a lot
- thanks a million
- thank sb for sth
- thanks for nothing
- Thanksgiving
- thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving Day