windlass

n. 绞盘, 辘轳 vt. 用绞盘吊起

发音

UK /ˈwɪnd.ləs/
其它

词形变化

windlasses 复数 windlasses windlassed windlasses 三单 windlassing windlassing 现在分词 windlassed 过去式 windlassed 过去分词

别名

windlace windless

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

  2. 2.

    A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.

  3. 3.

    An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

v.
  1. 1.

    To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.

  2. 2.

    To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

winch

下位词 2

capstan yarder

整体词 1

ship

相关短语

Spanish windlass [医] 西班牙纹带(用作肢体止血带)

词源

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.

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