| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | malacate |
| italia | argano, bozzello, verricello, salpareti, molinello, arganetto idraulico, mulinello |
| latina | sucula |
| ranska | treuil, guindeau, cabestan, crémaillère |
| saksa | Winde |
| suomi | vintturi, kela |
| venäjä | брашпиль (brašpil), ворот (vorot) |
| Partisiipin perfekti | windlassed |
| Imperfekti | windlassed |
| Partisiipin preesens | windlassing |
| Monikko | windlasses |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | windlasses |
Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
Turnbridge windlass lifting road bridge over Huddersfield Broad Canal
Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
Differential windlass
Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
Comparison of a differential pulley, or chain hoist, at left, and a differential windlass, or Chinese windlass, at right. The rope of the windlass is depicted as spirals for clarity, but it is typically helices with axes perpendicular to the image.