Associations to the word «Windlass»
Noun
- Handling
- Diving
- Mechanism
- Below
- Wreck
- Hole
- Bottom
- Lighter
- Ship
- Lantern
- Descent
- Tension
- Lock
- Raise
- Engine
- Shore
- Pit
- Ladder
- Wind
- Mine
- Lying
- Pole
- Turn
- Candle
- Canal
- Means
- Pile
- Spring
- Top
- Craft
- Foot
- Water
- Harbour
- Meat
- Bath
- Plane
- Drum
- Weight
- Remainder
- Device
- Watch
- Sea
- Load
- Lamp
- Somebody
- Pipe
- Fishing
- Bent
- Chamber
- Frame
- String
- Yard
- Length
- End
- Harbor
- Slave
- Cabin
- Draw
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
WINDLASS, noun. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
WINDLASS, noun. A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
WINDLASS, noun. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
WINDLASS, verb. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
WINDLASS, verb. To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.
Dictionary definition
WINDLASS, noun. Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds.
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