Winch
cabrestante
definition
verb
Dramatic television footage showed rescue workers winching the nine survivors one-by-one from the roof of the restaurant as flames and smoke poured from the upper floors of the building in Taichung City in central Taiwan.
hoist or haul with a winch.
noun
They do the work of motorized winches - haul logs, or move stuck tractors, raise towers, and so on - but with the deftness of a human hand.
a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope, cable, or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum, turned by a crank or by motor or other power source; a windlass.
My primary role on the boat is called a ‘grinder’, and I provide power for the winches [the circular wheels which wind the boat's sails up and down].
the crank of a wheel or axle.
translation of 'winch'
noun
cabrestante,
malacate
example
The evil ones quickly pulled it tight and then attached a large bag on a 'winch' to the ropes and then pulled the bag over the castle wall.
We came out through a hatch onto the stern deck, next to the main 'winch' from which ropes and netting seemed to disappear in all directions.
Mark grabs it and attaches it to the winch as Gerry starts the 'winch' motor.
an attempt to 'winch' survivors of the wreck into a helicopter
Ropes and pulleys and an electric 'winch' were used for the job.
To haul one of his traps, Glen uses a gaff to grab its buoy, then wraps the attached rope around a hydraulic 'winch' that brings the trap from its resting place, typically in two to six fathoms of water, to boat-side.
Lucia was going to need a 'winch' to haul me around everyday.
The cage was lowered by 'winch' and wire rope to a depth of 5m, just deep enough to escape the surface surge and swell.
The anchor 'winch' has a large drum on the back, with its axis along the wreck.
Forward of the boilers there is little but scraps of metal, except for the anchor 'winch' , chains and anchors.
The raised forecastle has all the normal anchor handling gear as well as a huge single 'winch' used for hauling loads out of the fish hold.
Driving down hill was the most dangerous, so shoes were fitted to the wheels and a wire rope attached to a 'winch' on the engine was sometimes used to control movement on a steep gradient.
I'd say it was an ex-fishing boat because it's got a drum 'winch' on the front.
I find the 'wincher' a complete inconvenience as a sheet winch, but as a halyard winch it's somewhat functional.
Recovery operations are carried out using two Rotzler hydraulic 'winches' and a hydraulically operated crane.
They were scrambled and reached the semi-conscious walker within minutes of the accident, and he was 'winched' into the helicopter strapped in a special stretcher.
I used a set of 'winchers' for over 10 years.
A yellow banner is being 'winched' into position.
Dramatic television footage showed rescue workers 'winching' the nine survivors one-by-one from the roof of the restaurant as flames and smoke poured from the upper floors of the building in Taichung City in central Taiwan.
Wire rope is still the best choice for some 'winchers' .
Sometimes it will be plucking shivering, shocked survivors from a sunken vessel out of lift rafts, from the sea or 'winching' the crew off a vessel that is going to go down.
I wish she had seen the elderly nursing home residents being 'winched' off rooftops on to a helicopter, wrapping sheets around their heads as they were too scared to look down.
The inexperienced sailors were 'winched' to safety.
Two canoeists from Galway city had a lucky escape on Lough Corrib yesterday when a helicopter 'winched' them to safety after they took shelter on one of the lake's islands.
As fire tenders moved to different angles as the flames spread, small black hoses had to be 'winched' manually, a time consuming process.
This was a superb demonstration of the RAF pilot's skill, holding a large helicopter in a hover next to a cliff face in the dark while 'winching' the casualty on board.
The vessel to be fitted with 'winches' , derricks, wheels and ordinary runners capable of handling lifts up to 2 tons.
Having botched the attempt, and learnt Cleopatra was still alive, he is supposed to have been carried to the mausoleum and 'winched' by the women up through a window to expire after a fine speech in his lover's arms.
One elderly woman was 'winched' from Hawnby, which was cut off, after suffering a suspected heart attack and was flown to the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.
My primary role on the boat is called a ‘grinder’, and I provide power for the 'winches' [the circular wheels which wind the boat's sails up and down].
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