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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, n.[Perhaps from wind to turn + lace.] A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. i. To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means. [Obs.] --Hammond. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, n. [OE. windelas, windas, Icel. vindil[=a]ss, vind[=a]s, fr. vinda to wind + [=a]ss a pole; cf. Goth. ans a beam. See Wind to turn.] [1913 Webster] 1. A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam. [1913 Webster] 2. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Chinese windlass. See Differential windlass, under Differential. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. t. & i. To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass. --The Century. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, n.[Perhaps from wind to turn + lace.] A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. i. To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means. [Obs.] --Hammond.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, n. [OE. windelas, windas, Icel. vindil[=a]ss, vind[=a]s, fr. vinda to wind + [=a]ss a pole; cf. Goth. ans a beam. See Wind to turn.] 1. A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam. 2. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. [Obs.] --Shak. Chinese windlass. See Differential windlass, under Differential.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. t. & i. To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass. --The Century.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
windlass n : lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: winch]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
windlass Αγγλικά n. το μαγκάνιFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
windlass n. 1 Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights 2 A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course. 3 An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. vb. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
windlass n. 1 Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights 2 A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course. 3 An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. vb. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
windlass n. 1 Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights 2 A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course. 3 An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. vb. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
windlass n. 1 Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights 2 A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course. 3 An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. vb. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Windlass /wˈɪndlas/ الرافعةFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
windlass //ˈwɪnd.ləs//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]макара, хаспел winch
windlass /wˈɪndlas/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]rumpál
windlass /wˈɪndlas/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]vrátek
windlass /wˈɪndlas/ SpillwindeFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Spill "turn the windlass/capstan (ship)" - mit dem Spill arbeiten Synonym: capstan see: windlasses, capstans, windlass, capstan, whim capstan, hand windlass, hand capstan, anchor windlass, anchor capstan, cargo winch, cargo windlass Note: horizontal axis
windlass /wˈɪndlas/ BratspillFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Note: Achse waagrecht "turn the windlass/capstan (ship)" - mit dem Spill arbeiten see: windlass, capstan, windlasses, capstans, capstan, whim capstan, hand windlass, hand capstan, anchor windlass, anchor capstan, cargo winch, cargo windlass
windlass /wˈɪndlas/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]etw. hochwinden
windlass /wˈɪndlas/ HandwindeFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]Synonyms: wind, jackroll, hand gear, hand srew, hoisting jack see: winds, windlasses, jackrolls, hand gears, hand srews, hoisting jacks
windlass //ˈwɪnd.ləs//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]vintturi winch
windlass /wˈɪndlas/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. सामान~उठाने~का~उपकरण{रस्सी~या~जंजीर~से~चीजों~को~उठाने~का~उपकरण "A windlass is lifting the heavy objects."
windlass /wˈɪndlas/ dizati dizalicom, vitloFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
windlass /wˈɪndlas/ csörlôFrom English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
windlass /wˈɪndlas/ 1. bocurgat, ırgat 2. ırgatla çekmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈwɪndɫəs/
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "windlass": Chinese windlass, Spanish windlass, capstan, crab, crane, derrick, erector, forklift, gantry crane, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, lever, lift, lifter, reel, tackle, winchFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 卷扬机,绞盘; v. 用绞盘吊起;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 卷扬机,绞盘 vt. 用绞盘吊起