capstan
noun/ˈkæpstən/
/ˈkæpstən/
- a thick cylinder that winds up a rope, used for lifting heavy objects such as an anchor on a shipTopics Transport by waterc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Provençal cabestan, from cabestre ‘halter’, from Latin capistrum, from capere ‘seize’.
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