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sucula — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • winch noun A mechanical device with a drum and crank (or motor) used to haul or hoist a rope or cable.
  • windlass noun Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

Senses

sucula is used for these senses in English:

  • capstan (especially, nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
  • winch A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
  • windlass An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

winch — full definition

  1. noun A mechanical device with a drum and crank (or motor) used to haul or hoist a rope or cable.
  2. verb To pull or lift something using such a device.

windlass — full definition

  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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