windlass

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
2. A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
3. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

Verb

1. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
2. To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

Conceptes

torn

Sinònims

pulley

capstan

winch

hoist

tackle

hoisting

jigger

lift

lifting

roll

tommy

turn

wheel

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winder

winding

block and tackle

donkey engine

wheel and axle

advancement

anchor windlass drive

block

burton

derrick

exaltation

Traduccions

Winde

argano

verricello

windas

torno

bocurgat

malacate

ırgat

treuil

winden

Ankerwinde

μανιβέλα

Haspel

molinete

βίντσι

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈwɪnd.ləs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: wyndlas

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: windel

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: windas

Cognat amb francès antic: guindas

Cognat amb islandès: vindilass

In summary

From Middle English wyndlas, wyndelas, wyndlasse, wyndelasse, probably an alteration (due to Middle English windel) of Middle English windas, wyndas, wyndace, from Anglo-Norman windase, windeis and Old Northern French windas (compare Old French guindas, Medieval Latin windasius, windasa), from Old Norse vindáss (“windlass”, literally “winding-pole”), from vinda (“to wind”) + áss (“pole”). Compare Icelandic vindilass.