capstan
A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a…A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
Meaning
3 senses(especially)A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
to pawl the capstan
to rig the capstan
Spill, Gangspill, Ankerspill
кабеста́нkabestán, во́ротvórot, nautical шпильšpilʹ
кабеста́нkabestán
A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
Capstan, Bandantriebsrolle, Tonwelle
A screw on the rising side of a piano key, which serves the function of lifting the wippen when the key is depressed
- a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed into Middle English from either Old French cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestan, fBorrowed into Middle English from either Old French cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestan, from cabestre (“pulley cord”) or from Spanish cabestran, both of which derive from Latin capistrum (“halter”), from capiō (“take hold of”).
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