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Windlass
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Meaning
Noun
●
Any of various
forms
of
winch
, in which a
rope
or
cable
is
wound
around a
cylinder
, used for
lifting
heavy
weights
●
A
winding
and
circuitous
way; a
roundabout
course.
●
An
apparatus
resembling
a
winch
or
windlass
, for
bending
the
bow
of an
arblast
, or crossbow.
Verb
●
To
raise
with, or
as if
with, a
windlass
; to use a
windlass
.
●
To take a
roundabout
course
; to work
warily
or by
indirect
means.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Windless
Related
Centerboard
Mandrel
Roller Bearing
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