windlass

8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr

noun

lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

Windlass in a sentence

A favoring breeze enabled us to sail all the way down the lake, and (having been windlassed across the haul-over) even down the canals.

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