windlass
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n.NounLifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
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Anchors Don't Work The Way You Think
- The sheer weight of hanging that much steel vertically would snap the windlass, the winch that holds it, or even rip the bow off the ship.
The sheer weight of hanging that much steel vertically would snap the windlass, the winch that holds it, or even rip the bow off the ship.
- The sheer weight of hanging that much steel vertically would snap the windlass, the winch that holds it, even rip the bow off the ship.
The sheer weight of hanging that much steel vertically would snap the windlass, the winch that holds it, even rip the bow off the ship.