| NOUN | artifact | windlass, winch | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
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| Sounds | wih'ndlahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1131 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds. | |
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| Synonym | winch | |
| Part of | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Narrower | capstan | A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis |
| yarder, yard donkey | A winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road | |
| Broader | lifting device | A device for lifting heavy loads |
| Catalan | torn | |
| Spanish | torno | |