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windlass in Spanish

windlass in Spanish is malacate — windlass means any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights.

windlass in Spanish

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

What does "windlass" mean?

  1. noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
  2. noun A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
  3. noun An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
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What is "windlass" in Spanish?

"windlass" in Spanish is malacate. windlass means: Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

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