🔤 Windlass ✨

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charkhi, jahaz ka lafaffay wala aala, zanjeer kheenčne wali machine

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📚noun

windlass

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DEFINITION

winch mechanism, device for hauling or lifting heavy weights using a rope or chain

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Sailors operated the heavy mechanical windlass to haul up the massive iron anchor from the sea floor. The old wooden well was equipped with a sturdy windlass to draw buckets of water smoothly. Workers inspected the steel cable attached to the windlass before lifting heavy construction equipment. A manual windlass requires strong physical effort to turn the horizontal cylinder when raising weights. The ship deck featured a modernized electric windlass that simplified docking operations for the crew.

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winch hoist crane reel pulley windlass mechanism