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1. (n.) capstan
any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
2. capstan
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.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF cabestan(t) < OPr cabestan, var. of cabestran, presumably prp. of *cabest(r)ar, v. der. of cabestre halter < L capistrum)
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1. (noun) capstan
a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
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1. (noun) capstan
a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket
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Sense: a drum-shaped machine, used for winding eg a ship's anchor-cable.
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 Afrikaans: kaapstander |
 Arabic: رَحويَّه: آلَةُ رَفْعِ حِ |
 Bulgarian: мор. шпил |
 Brazilian: cabrestante |
 Czech: kotevní vratidlo, naviják |
 German: die Ankerwinde |
 Danish: (anker-)spil |
 Greek: μηχανισμός ρυμούλκησης |
 Spanish: cabrestante |
 Estonian: kepsel |
 Farsi: گردونۀ لنگر؛ چرخ طناب |
 Finnish: kela |
 French: cabestan |
 Hebrew: כַּנָן |
 Hindi: ढोल, चर्खी |
 Croatian: brodsko vitlo |
 Hungarian: kábeldob, csörlő |
 Indonesian: kerekan |
 Icelandic: gangspil, vinda |
 Italian: argano |
 Japanese: 巻揚装置 |
 Korean: (앵커 케이블) 캡스턴 |
 Lithuanian: suktuvas |
 Latvian: vinča |
 Malay: kumparan |
 Dutch: kaapstander |
 Norwegian: gangspill |
 Polish: kabestan |
 Persian: گردونۀ لنگر؛ چرخ طناب |
 Pashto: خرخ: هغه څرخ چه درسۍ دتاو |
 Portuguese: cabrestante |
 Romanian: cabestan |
 Russian: кабестан |
 Slovak: naviják |
 Slovenian: vreteno |
 Serbian: čekrk |
 Swedish: ankarspel |
 Thai: เครื่องสำหรับฉุดดึงของหนั |
 Turkish: bocurgat,ırgat, vinç |
 Taiwanese: 絞盤，起錨機 |
 Ukrainian: шпиль |
 Urdu: بحری جہاز کے لنگر کے رسے |
 Vietnamese: cái tời |
 Chinese: 绞盘，起锚机 |
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