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Definition of Capstan
1. Noun. A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails.
Definition of Capstan
1. n. A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.
Definition of Capstan
1. Noun. (nautical) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. ¹
2. Noun. (electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Capstan
1. a machine used to hoist weights [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capstan
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