Meaning of Windlass | Babel Free
ˈwɪnd.ləsDefinitions
- Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
- A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
- An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
Equivalents
العربية
الرافعة
Català
argue
Čeština
rumpál
Ελληνικά
εργάτης
Español
malacate
Galego
guindastre
Македонски
дигалка
Svenska
vindspel
Tagalog
biling-bilingan
Examples
“With windlasses and with assays of bias, / By indirections find directions out.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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