វគ្គជំនាញកុំព្យូទ័រ
ចំណេះដឹងទូទៅ
ម្ហូបអាហារ
កំប្លែង
ទស្សន៍ទាយ
តូច
មធ្យម
ធំ
Windlass
noun
1.
(
machine
with a
horizontal
axle
for,
hauling
or
hoistin
)
ប្រដាប់ទាញ, ប្រដាប់លើក, ប្រដាប់ខារ, កង្ហារខារយុថ្កា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A
winding
and
circuitous
way
; a
roundabout
course
; a
shift
.
2.
A
machine
for
raising
weights
,
consisting
of a
horizontal
cylinder
or
roller
moving
on
its
axis
, and
turned
by a
crank
,
lever
, or
similar
means
, so as to
wind
up a
rope
or
chain
attached
to the
weight
. In
vessels
the windlass is
often
used
instead
of the
capstan
for
raising
the
anchor
. It is
usually
set
upon
the
forecastle
, and is
worked
by
hand
or
steam
.
3.
An
apparatus
resembling
a
winch
or windlass, for
bending
the
bow
of an
arblast
, or
crossbow
.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE)
To
raise
with, or as with, a windlass; to
use
a windlass.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE)
To
take
a
roundabout
course
; to
work
warily
or by
indirect
means
.