winch
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a…A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
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5 sensesA machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
A hoisting device used for loading or unloading cargo, or for pulling in lines.
A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
Winde, Winsch
лебёдкаlebjódka, во́ротvórot
A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
(Nigeria, slang)A witch.
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
Examples
3 sentencesI've never used a winch before.
I've never used a winch before. Could you show me how?
The five-and-a-half-meter-diameter balloon is tethered with a winch cable to an airport pickup truck.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wynche, from Old English winċe, from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, ultimateFrom Middle English wynche, from Old English winċe, from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”), whence also wink.
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