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- [wind-luh s]
- /ˈwɪnd ləs/
- /ˈwɪnd.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wind-luh s]
- /ˈwɪnd ləs/
Definitions of windlass word
- noun windlass a device for raising or hauling objects, usually consisting of a horizontal cylinder or barrel turned by a crank, lever, motor, or the like, upon which a cable, rope, or chain winds, the outer end of the cable being attached directly or indirectly to the weight to be raised or the thing to be hauled or pulled; winch. 1
- verb with object windlass to raise, haul, or move (a load) by means of a windlass. 1
- noun windlass A type of winch used especially on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, especially formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells. 1
- noun windlass machinery: winch 1
- countable noun windlass A windlass is a mechanical device for lifting heavy objects, which uses a motor to pull a rope or chain around a cylinder. 0
- noun windlass a machine for raising weights by winding a rope or chain upon a barrel or drum driven by a crank, motor, etc 0
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Origin of windlass
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English wind(e)las < Old Norse vindāss, equivalent to vinda to wind2 + āss beam
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Parts of speech for Windlass
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windlass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for windlass
noun windlass
- winch — the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
- hoist — to hoist.
- crane — A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
- capstan — A capstan is a machine consisting of a drum that turns round and pulls in a heavy rope or something attached to a rope, for example an anchor.
- crank — If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
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