How to pronounce“winch”in English
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Definitions of “winch”
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
A hoisting device used for loading or unloading cargo, or for pulling in lines.
“It runs on clattering steel tracks; the driver sits in a cab over the tracks, operating the controls that rotate the arm and turn the winch.”
To use a winch
“Winch in those sails, lad!”
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