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windlass
wind·lass
(wĭnd′ləs)n.
Any of numerous hauling or lifting machines consisting essentially of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank or a motor so that a line attached to the load is wound around the cylinder.
tr.v. wind·lassed, wind·lass·ing, wind·lass·es
To raise with a windlass.
[Middle English wyndlas, alteration of windas, from Old Norse vindāss : vinda, to wind + āss, pole.]
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windlass
(ˈwɪndləs)n
(Mechanical Engineering) a machine for raising weights by winding a rope or chain upon a barrel or drum driven by a crank, motor, etc
vb
(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to raise or haul (a weight, etc) by means of a windlass
[C14: from Old Norse vindáss, from vinda to wind2 + ass pole; related to Old French guindas, Middle Low German, Dutch windas]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
wind•lass
(ˈwɪnd ləs)n.
1. a device for hauling or hoisting, commonly having a horizontal drum on which a rope attached to the load is wound; winch.
v.t. 2. to raise, haul, or move (a load) by means of a windlass.
[1350–1400; Middle English wind(e)las < Old Norse vindāss=vinda to wind 2 + āss beam]
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windlass
Past participle: windlassed
Gerund: windlassing
| Imperative |
|---|
| windlass |
| windlass |
| Present |
|---|
| I windlass |
| you windlass |
| he/she/it windlasses |
| we windlass |
| you windlass |
| they windlass |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I windlassed |
| you windlassed |
| he/she/it windlassed |
| we windlassed |
| you windlassed |
| they windlassed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am windlassing |
| you are windlassing |
| he/she/it is windlassing |
| we are windlassing |
| you are windlassing |
| they are windlassing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have windlassed |
| you have windlassed |
| he/she/it has windlassed |
| we have windlassed |
| you have windlassed |
| they have windlassed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was windlassing |
| you were windlassing |
| he/she/it was windlassing |
| we were windlassing |
| you were windlassing |
| they were windlassing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had windlassed |
| you had windlassed |
| he/she/it had windlassed |
| we had windlassed |
| you had windlassed |
| they had windlassed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will windlass |
| you will windlass |
| he/she/it will windlass |
| we will windlass |
| you will windlass |
| they will windlass |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have windlassed |
| you will have windlassed |
| he/she/it will have windlassed |
| we will have windlassed |
| you will have windlassed |
| they will have windlassed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be windlassing |
| you will be windlassing |
| he/she/it will be windlassing |
| we will be windlassing |
| you will be windlassing |
| they will be windlassing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been windlassing |
| you have been windlassing |
| he/she/it has been windlassing |
| we have been windlassing |
| you have been windlassing |
| they have been windlassing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been windlassing |
| you will have been windlassing |
| he/she/it will have been windlassing |
| we will have been windlassing |
| you will have been windlassing |
| they will have been windlassing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been windlassing |
| you had been windlassing |
| he/she/it had been windlassing |
| we had been windlassing |
| you had been windlassing |
| they had been windlassing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would windlass |
| you would windlass |
| he/she/it would windlass |
| we would windlass |
| you would windlass |
| they would windlass |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have windlassed |
| you would have windlassed |
| he/she/it would have windlassed |
| we would have windlassed |
| you would have windlassed |
| they would have windlassed |
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Noun 1. windlass - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
capstan - a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
yard donkey, yarder - a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
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