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cap·stan  (kpstn, -stn)

n.

1. Nautical An apparatus used for hoisting weights, consisting of a vertical spool-shaped cylinder that is rotated manually or by machine and around which a cable is wound.

2. A small cylindrical shaft used to drive magnetic tape at a constant speed in a tape recorder.

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[Middle English, from Norman French, from Old Provençal cabestan, from cabestre, noose, from Latin capistrum, halter, probably from capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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capstan [ˈkæpstən]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a machine with a drum that rotates round a vertical spindle and is turned by a motor or lever, used for hauling in heavy ropes, etc.

2. (Electronics) any similar device, such as the rotating shaft in a tape recorder that pulls the tape past the head

[from Old Provençal cabestan, from Latin capistrum a halter, from capere to seize]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

capstan - a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails winch, windlass - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

Translations

capstan [ˈkæpstən] N → cabrestante m

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capstan [ˈkæpstən] n → cabestan m

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capstan

n → Poller m

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capstan [ˈkæpstən] n (Naut) → argano

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capstan [ˈkæpstən] n (Naut) → argano

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capstan

n capstan [ˈkӕpstən]

a drum-shaped machine, used for winding eg a ship's anchor-cable. kaapstander رَحويَّه: آلَةُ رَفْعِ حِبالِ السَّفينَه мор. шпил kotevní vratidlo, naviják (anker-)spil die Ankerwinde μηχανισμός ρυμούλκησης cabrestante kepsel گردونۀ لنگر؛ چرخ طناب vintturi cabestan כַּנָן ढोल, चर्खी brodsko vitlo kábeldob, csörlő kerekan gangspil, vinda argano 巻揚装置 (앵커 케이블) 캡스턴 suktuvas vinča kumparan kaapstander gangspill kabestan cabrestante cabestan кабестан naviják vreteno čekrk ankarspel เครื่องสำหรับฉุดดึงของหนัก bocurgat, ırgat, vinç 絞盤，起錨機 шпиль بحری جہاز کے لنگر کے رسے کو لپیٹنے والا کھونٹہ cái tời 绞盘