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
- : 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!"
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