windlass

/ˈwɪndləs/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɪndləs] /ˈwɪndləs/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɪndləs] /ˈwin(d)-ləs/ (ame, mw)

windlass — 名詞

  • windlasssingular
  • windlassesplural

1. a machine with a horizontal or vertical barrel that winds a rope or cable around

1.名詞C1
釋義

絞盤

用於拉起重物的捲揚裝置

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

例句

The sailors turned the windlass to raise the heavy anchor from the seabed.

船員們轉動絞盤，將沉重的錨從海床上拉起。

windlass + raise anchor (common nautical use)

Ravindra used a hand-powered windlass to lift the crate out of the cargo hold.

Ravindra 用手動絞盤將板條箱從貨艙中吊出來。

hand-powered windlass (manual-operation context)

同義詞
  • winch

    broader term; a windlass is a specific type of winch with a horizontal barrel for winding rope

  • hoist

    general term for any lifting machine; less specific than windlass

  • capstan

    a vertical rotating drum on a ship, similar to a windlass but turns on a vertical axis

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

❌The sailors used a windless to lift the anchor.
✅The sailors used a windlass to lift the anchor.
💡'windless' means without wind; 'windlass' is the lifting machine.
❌They pulled the rope through the windless.
✅They pulled the rope through the windlass.
💡the device is spelled windlass, not windless.

windlass — 動詞