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Ingegneria meccanica: Nautica da riporto: Yacht a motore

English
windlass clicca per ingrandire
Attestation 3
Part of speech Noun
Grammatical label Countable
Phraseology Manual windlass, electrical windlass.
Definition A machine designed to drop and hoist the anchor or lines. It has one or more cable lifters mounted on a horizontal shaft, each being fitted with a brake. The cable lifters are capable of being declutched from the prime mover.
Definition source EU
Context A windlass simplifies lowering and raising the anchor. At the push of a button the windlass raises the anchor when it is time to cast off. An active pressure roller grips the anchor line whatever the load. This solves the problem of slipping anchor line.
Context source CavpK763
Figure source Vetus
Usage note Sometimes “winch” is improperly used as its synonym.
Subject field Motoryacht
Sub-field (level 1) Onboard gear
Sub-field (level 2) Ground tackle
Generic concept Capstan
Specific concept Anchor windlass, winch.
it Verricello
Reliability code 3



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