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Definitions for Windlass
[1] a device for raising or hauling objects, usually consisting of a horizontal cylinder or barrel turned by a crank, lever, motor, or the like, upon which a cable, rope, or chain winds, the outer end of the cable being attached directly or indirectly to the weight to be raised or the thing to be hauled or pulled; winch.
[2] to raise, haul, or move (a load) by means of a windlass.
[3] a machine for raising weights by winding a rope or chain upon a barrel or drum driven by a crank, motor, etc
[4] (tr) to raise or haul (a weight, etc) by means of a windlass
Words nearby Windlass
winding number, winding sheet, winding staircase, winding-up, windjammer, windlass, windle, windless, windlestraw, windmill, windmill grass
Origin of Windlass
1350–1400; Middle English wind(e)las < Old Norse vindāss, equivalent to vinda to wind2 + āss beam
Word origin for Windlass
C14: from Old Norse vindáss, from vinda to wind ² + ass pole; related to Old French guindas, Middle Low German, Dutch windas