winchnoun [ C ]
uk/wɪntʃ/us/wɪntʃ/also windlassa machine that lifts heavy objects by turning a chain or rope around a tube-shaped device
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Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- automatic
- backhoe
- bot
- cash machine
- cement mixer
- cloud chamber
- compactor
- contraption
- crank
- elevator
- humidifier
- lift
- Mk
- mod cons
- plant
- rotor
- selector
- sensitive
- vending machine
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winch
verb [ T ] ukus
Two helicopters winched the passengers to safety from the deck of the ship.