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BNC: 17247 COCA: 19214

winch

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winch /ˈwɪntʃ/ noun
plural winches
winch
/ˈwɪntʃ/
noun
plural winches
Learner's definition of WINCH
[count]
: a machine that has a rope or chain and that is used for pulling or lifting heavy things绞车;卷扬机

— winch

verb, always followed by an adverb or preposition winches; winched; winching [+ object]
BNC: 17247 COCA: 19214

winch

1 of 2

noun

1
: any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling
especially : a powerful machine with one or more drums on which to coil a rope, cable, or chain for hauling or hoisting : windlass
2
: a crank with a handle for giving motion to a machine (such as a grindstone)

Illustration of winch

Illustration of winch
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winch

2 of 2

verb

winched; winching; winches

transitive verb

: to hoist or haul with or as if with a winch
wincher noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
At Armstrong, the winch must do all the work of opening and closing. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022 The vehicle has also been equipped with LED lights, a snorkel, custom step bars, a winch and rides on a set of all-black Kahn Mondial Retro wheels wrapped in chunky all-terrain tires. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 July 2022 Granted, there are countless aftermarket options, and Ford Performance sells a Warn winch kit for $3500. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 McGuire and a colleague placed the old cover in the back of the truck then attached the winch to a new cover, which McGuire guided into place over the manhole. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Unfortunately, due to the location of its winch, the Everglades doesn't get that useful view. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 That’s when Larsen jumped into the water and got the line around his uncle so the Lucky Strike crew could hoist him aboard with an electric boat winch. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 The pizza is wrapped in a disposable hot bag and tethered to the drone in a parking lot, while another Drone Express staff member waits at the house, where the pizza is lowered to the ground by a winch from about 15 feet in the air. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 16 June 2022 If that doesn’t work, try a hand winch, like the Haul-Master 2-Ton Cable Winch Puller from Harbor Freight. Ben Demchak, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2022
Verb
Her main function is to winch things into and out of the water. David Axe, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Growing up, there were certain ones that became canon: the time his National Guard unit flattened an entire stand of trees trying to winch their tanks out of a swamp, or the night I was almost born on Manhattan’s FDR Drive. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 German military personnel and fire crews were still working to winch cars and lorries off a submerged highway on Sunday. Washington Post, 18 July 2021 The brute-simple method, which combines a winch-and-pulley system with an bow ramp, could help the Turkish navy transform its new assault ship Anadolu into the world’s first true drone aircraft carrier. David Axe, Forbes, 10 May 2021 The winch-and-ramp combo might not be able to launch drones much heavier than a TB-2/3 unless the drone itself packs more horsepower. David Axe, Forbes, 10 May 2021 The road was closed for about 20 minutes at 8:45 p.m. as Interstate Towing arrived to winch the semi out. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 20 Feb. 2021 Once the fighters' mission was complete, the 747 would winch them back aboard, where the pilots could rest and even sleep in their own quarters while the planes were refueled and rearmed. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2020 That policy caused export delays at many factories that previously manufactured everything from winches to cranes but suddenly switched to making medical equipment after the lockdown of Wuhan on Jan. 23. Keith Bradsher, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English winche roller, reel, from Old English wince; akin to Old English wincian to wink

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1529, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winch was before the 12th century
BNC: 17247 COCA: 19214

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