windlass
/ˈwɪndləs/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɪndləs] /ˈwɪndləs/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɪndləs] /ˈwin(d)-ləs/ (ame, mw)
windlass — noun
- windlasssingular
- windlassesplural
1. a machine with a horizontal or vertical barrel that winds a rope or cable around
a machine with a horizontal or vertical barrel that winds a rope or cable around itself to lift or pull a heavy object, often used on ships to raise the anchor or haul cargo
The sailors turned the windlass to raise the heavy anchor from the seabed.
windlass + raise anchor (common nautical use)
Ravindra used a hand-powered windlass to lift the crate out of the cargo hold.
hand-powered windlass (manual-operation context)
The old wooden windlass groaned loudly as the fisherman pulled up his trap.
Yuki watched the crew operate the anchor windlass before the ship left port.
A strong steel cable wound around the windlass drum as Erik turned the crank.
用法筆記
Windlass specifically refers to a horizontal or vertical barrel that rotates to wind rope or cable; although often used on ships, smaller hand-powered versions are also found on construction sites and farms.
常見錯誤
windlass — verb
- windlasspresent simple I / you / we / they
- windlasses3rd person singular
- windlassing-ing form
- windlassedpast simple
1. to lift or pull a heavy object using a windlass — a machine that winds rope or c
to lift or pull a heavy object using a windlass — a machine that winds rope or cable around a rotating barrel
The team windlassed the heavy engine up from the basement through a small hatch.
windlass + object + up/from (direction prepositions)
Zola and her uncle windlassed the small sailboat onto the shore before the tide rose.
Erik windlassed the steel beams up to the roof of the new building.
The workers windlassed each crate onto the truck before the rain started.
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in technical or nautical contexts. Frequently takes directional prepositions like 'up', 'out of', 'onto', or 'aboard'. The past tense is regularly formed: windlassed.