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Noun Concept
Categories: Watercraft components, Pages using multiple image with manual scaled images, Nautical terms, Spanish inventions
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capstan  Capstand  Capstring  Chain messenger  Messenger cable
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A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails WordNet 3.0
English:
nautical
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A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. Wikipedia
A rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element Wikipedia Disambiguation
Rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element Wikidata
A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to ropes, cables, etc. It is typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers used to turn it. Wiktionary
Cylindrical machine. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
winch
ship element
material-handling equipment
HAS KIND
Guinda
DIFFERENT FROM
winch
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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capstan
Wikipedia
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capstan (nautical)
Wikidata
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capstan
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capstan
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Capstand, Capstring, Chain messenger, Messenger cable, Nautical capstan

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