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Windlass

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwɪnd.ləs

Definitions

  1. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
  2. A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
  3. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

Equivalents

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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.
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See also

windlasser Windlasses Windle windles Windlesham Windless

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