Capstan definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CAPSTAN, n. A strong massy column of timber, formed like a ... that guides the tape past the head. Phrases and idioms: capstan lathe a lathe with a revolving tool-holder. Etymology: Prov ... L capistrum halter f. capere seize Webster's 1913 Dictionary Capstan Cap"stan, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante, cabrestante, fr ... power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by ...
To pawl the capstan definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pawl Pawl, v. t. To ... a pawl; to drop the pawls off. To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Capstan Cap"stan, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante, cabrestante, fr ... power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by ...
To surge the capstan definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Capstan Cap"stan, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante, cabrestante, fr ... power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. To pawl the capstan, to drop the pawls so that they will catch ...
To rig the capstan definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Capstan Cap"stan, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante, cabrestante, fr ... power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. To pawl the capstan, to drop the pawls so that they will catch ...
Capstan bar definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Capstan Cap"stan, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante, cabrestante, fr ... power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. To pawl the capstan, to drop the pawls so that they will catch ...
Jeer capstan definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jeer Jeer, n. [Cf. Gear ... hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship. Jeer capstan (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
To come up the capstan definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary To come to time. (a ... come into use, as a fashion. To come up the capstan (Naut.), to turn it the contrary way, so as to ...
Capstern definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Capstan Cap"stan, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante, cabrestante, fr ... power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket. [Sometimes spelt Capstern, but improperly.] Capstan bar, one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.. To pawl the capstan, to drop the pawls so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the capstan from turning back. To rig the capstan, to prepare ...
... short bar of wood or iron fixed close to the capstan or windlass of a ship to prevent it from rolling ... bar. 2 Naut. a short bar used to lock a capstan, windlass, etc., to prevent it from recoiling. --v.tr. secure (a capstan etc.) with a pawl. Etymology: perh. f. LG & Du. pal ... a pawl; to drop the pawls off. To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pawl Pawl, n. [W. pawl a ... Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in. Soule' ...
... both ends of a drum 2. the top of a capstan that is pierced with sockets for the levers used in ... drum. 2 an eardrum. 3 the circular top of a capstan. 4 (attrib.) improvised (drumhead court martial). Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... one end of a drum. 2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of Capstan. Drumhead court-martial (Mil.), a summary court-martial called to ...
... in front of the whelps, between the chocks of a capstan, on which the messenger may surge. SURGE, v.i. To ... the sea was surging > 3. to slip around a windlass, capstan, or bitts — used especially of a rope 4. to rise ... 4. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips. Webster's 1913 ... hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan). Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (surges, surging, surged) 1. A surge ...
... A pillar used sometimes for the same purpose as a capstan. 6. Cancer, a sign in the zodiac. Crabs claws, in ... with derricks, etc. (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc. (c) A machine used ... grievance, bank, beef, bellyache, bellyacher, bitch, bleat, blue point, bollix, capstan, cat flea, chigoe, clam, clamor, cockroach, complain, complainant, complainer, coquillage ...
... one end of a drum. 2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of Capstan. Drumhead court-martial (Mil.), a summary court-martial called to ...
... hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship. Jeer capstan (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast. Webster's 1913 ...
... In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the ... cylinder. = winch N-COUNT Moby Thesaurus Chinese windlass, Spanish windlass, capstan, crab, crane, derrick, erector, forklift, gantry crane, hoist, hydraulic tailgate ...