kołowrót — meaning in English
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English meaning
- turnstile noun A mechanical gate with rotating arms that lets one person through at a time, often after a ticket or payment.
- 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
kołowrót is used for these senses in English:
- kolovrat (neopaganism, politics, fascism, nationalism) An eight-spoked swastika used by Slavic neopagan, fascist, and nationalist groups.
- turnstile A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.
- wheel and axle A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.
- 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.
turnstile — full definition
- noun A mechanical gate with rotating arms that lets one person through at a time, often after a ticket or payment.
- noun In logic, the "⊢" symbol used to show that a statement follows from what comes before it.
winch — full definition
- noun A mechanical device with a drum and crank (or motor) used to haul or hoist a rope or cable.
- verb To pull or lift something using such a device.