Definitionn. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
Last update: March 21, 2016
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A windlass is lifting the heavy objects. [verb]
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The grandest place of all is the Colossal Dome, which used to be entered only from the apex by windlass and a rope reaching 135 ft. [Please select]
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The length of the windlass is equal to. [noun]
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A platform was placed on the top, and a windlass, at which four men could work, was fixed thereon. [Please select]
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Twelve men were employed for two hours at the windlass in hauling the water, while six others were "teaming" from the bottom into the pump. [Please select]
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When he gained the deck of the Swan, the boat was hoisted in, and the men began to heave round the windlass. [Please select]
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She ran up and helped him turn the windlass and after much effort a confused mass of copper came in sight. [Please select]
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The common method is to hoist the rock with a windlass. [Please select]
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