(winch)

  • 31winch — n. & v. n. 1 the crank of a wheel or axle. 2 a windlass. 3 the reel of a fishing rod. 4 = WINCE(2). v.tr. lift with a winch. Derivatives: wincher n. Etymology: OE wince f. Gmc: cf. WINCE(1) …

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  • 32Winch Wen — is (shown on OS maps as Winsh Wen) is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Bon y maen ward. The area approximates to the settlement around Carmel Road. It comprises mainly residential housing. It also… …

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  • 33winch|man — «WIHNCH muhn», noun, plural men. a man who operates a winch …

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  • 34Winch (homonymie) — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Winch est un nom de famille notamment porté (ou ayant été porté) par : Harold Edward Winch, politicien canadien (en:Harold Edward Winch) ; Peter …

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  • 35winch barrel — barrel of winch on to which the warp is wound. Since nets have two warps or ropes, trawlers will have two separate winch barrels which can be worked together or separately …

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  • 36winch — A hoisting machine used for loading and discharging cargo and stores or for hauling in lines. See also stores …

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  • 37winch — any powered or unpowered machine having horizontally mounted drum on which a rope or net can be wound …

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  • 38winch — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino NÁUTICA Chigre, pieza rotativa de una embarcación …

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  • 39winch — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See windlass …

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  • 40winch — Verb. To court, to date. Scottish use …

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