windlass
31USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4) — was originally conceived as LSM 552 and laid down on 27 August 1945 at Houston, TX, by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 7 December 1945; and commissioned on 9 April 1946 in Houston at the Tennessee Coal and Iron Docks, Lieutenant… …
32Anchor windlass — An anchor windlass within the forecastle on the main deck of the sailing ship Balclutha. The vertical shaft is rotated by a portion of the capstan above …
33Chinese windlass — differential dif fer*en tial, a. [Cf. F. diff[ e]rentiel.] 1. Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate. [1913 Webster] For… …
34Differential windlass — differential dif fer*en tial, a. [Cf. F. diff[ e]rentiel.] 1. Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate. [1913 Webster] For… …
35Chinese windlass — n. DIFFERENTIAL WINDLASS * * * …
36Chinese windlass — n. DIFFERENTIAL WINDLASS …
37differential windlass — n. a windlass with two drums of different diameters providing a mechanical advantage …
38differential windlass — noun : a windlass that has a barrel with two parts of different diameters, a hoisting rope that winds upon one part as it unwinds from the other, and a pulley that sustains the weight to be lifted hanging in the bight of the hoisting rope called… …
39Spanish windlass — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern …
40Chinese windlass. — See differential windlass. [1870 75] * * * …