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capstan

/kap-stuhn, -stan/US // ˈkæp stən, -stæn //UK // (ˈkæpstən) //

绞盘,卷扬机,绞车,绞盘式

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
    • : a rotating spindle or shaft, powered by an electric motor, that transports magnetic tape past the heads of a tape recorder at a constant speed.

Examples

  • "This organized conspiracy on your part," the capstan gurgled, taking his cue from the mast.

  • I would drive her faster, but as the lift is hanging in the capstan rope under water, they are not willing to risk it.

  • By the help of the capstan he had raised to the deck of the Durande the package which he had made of the lading of the sloop.

  • The cargo of the sloop hoisted on to the deck by the capstan, compact as he had made it, was an encumbrance.

  • I tied myself around another capstan, and I says, "Good-night, Tommy!"