winch
IPA: wˈɪntʃ
noun
- 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.
- (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
- A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
- A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
- (Nigeria, slang) Witch.
- A surname from Old English.
verb
- To use a winch
- To wince; to shrink
- To kick with impatience or uneasiness.
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Examples of "winch" in Sentences
- It is winded by a tailpole and winch.
- A winch is supported nearby on the floor of the tugboat.
- The dredge is then winched up into the boat and emptied.
- Halfway up, the winch jams and the cable begins to unravel.
- The truck had a winch in the front and a boom for the winch.
- The winch is operated to tighten the cable to cinch the knot.
- The winch operator and the four riggers would deploy the loop.
- By winding in the winch, he pulls the helicopter to the ground.
- River tugs usually do not have any significant hawser or winch.
- Men sliced the blubber from the lean with the assistance of a winch.
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