💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Capstan"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rollernoun | (heading) Anything that rolls. |
| rollnoun | The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled. |
| drumnoun | (music) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. |
| capsternnoun | Obsolete form of capstan. [(especially nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.] |
| capstan screwnoun | (nautical) Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan. |
| moulinetnoun | The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, etc. |
| levernoun | (mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. |
| swifter | (nautical) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while it is being turned. |
| surgenoun | A sudden transient rush, flood or increase. |
| whimnoun | A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea. |
| spannernoun | (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts. |
| winchnoun | 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. |
| riggernoun | One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system. |
| centrepinnoun | (fishing) a fishing reel consisting of a revolving drum with attached handles |
| wildcatnoun | A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically: |
| centerpinnoun | Alternative form of centrepin. [(fishing) a fishing reel consisting of a revolving drum with attached handles] |
| windlassnoun | Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights |
| wring-stavenoun | (nautical) One of the strong pieces of wood used in applying wringbolts. |
| sheavenoun | A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley. |
| caburnnoun | Mount Caburn. |
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