Windlass has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
2
Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
Verb
1
To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
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