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windlass
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
wind·lass ˈwin(d)-ləs 
: any of various machines for hoisting or hauling: such as
a
: a horizontal barrel supported on vertical posts and turned by a crank so that the hoisting rope is wound around the barrel
b
: a steam or electric winch with horizontal or vertical shaft and two drums used to raise a ship's anchor
windlassed; windlassing; windlasses
: to hoist or haul with a windlass
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 Artifacts found in the mine include shoes, clay pipes and a windlass—a type of winchthat would have been used to lift heavy objects. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2022 Coghlan added that one of the items left behind was a windlass lifting device, which would normally have been taken away for reuse in other mines. Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 12 July 2022 This allows the leg to extend behind the body and activates the windlass mechanism in which the hallux pulls on the plantar fascia, creating tension. Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2019 It's called a windlass, and it's used to raise the anchors. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2021 No lives were lost, and parts of the ship from several timbers to the anchor-hoisting windlass remain preserved under the Great Lake. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2020 According to the museum, a large wooden windlass - a type of winch - that staff from Ludington State Park found a few years ago may also be from the same wreck. CBS News, 4 May 2020 Other artifacts that will help archaeologists further identify and date the shipwreck include ceramic dinnerware, glass bottles, stoneware jugs, an anchor, wire rope rigging, a windlass, and a ship's bell, reported NOAA. Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 30 July 2019 See More
Noun
The captain engaged in evasive maneuvers after problems arose with the ship’s windlass, a part of the boat that helps operate the anchor, Bolinski said. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 Artifacts found in the mine include shoes, clay pipes and a windlass—a type of winchthat would have been used to lift heavy objects. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2022 Coghlan added that one of the items left behind was a windlass lifting device, which would normally have been taken away for reuse in other mines. Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 12 July 2022 This allows the leg to extend behind the body and activates the windlass mechanism in which the hallux pulls on the plantar fascia, creating tension. Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2019 It's called a windlass, and it's used to raise the anchors. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2021 No lives were lost, and parts of the ship from several timbers to the anchor-hoisting windlass remain preserved under the Great Lake. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2020 According to the museum, a large wooden windlass - a type of winch - that staff from Ludington State Park found a few years ago may also be from the same wreck. CBS News, 4 May 2020 Other artifacts that will help archaeologists further identify and date the shipwreck include ceramic dinnerware, glass bottles, stoneware jugs, an anchor, wire rope rigging, a windlass, and a ship's bell, reported NOAA. Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 30 July 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English wyneles, wyndlas, alteration of wyndase, from Old French guindas, windas, from Old Norse vindāss, from vinda to wind (akin to Old High German wintan to wind) + āss pole; akin to Goth ans beam
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1834, in the meaning defined above
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