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Noun: windlass  wind-lus
  1. Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
    "The sailors used a windlass to raise the anchor";
    - winch

Sounds like: whiny, winy, ndlass, wi

Derived forms: windlasses

Type of: lifting device

Part of: ship

Encyclopedia: Windlass