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Capstan

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Noun

1. capstan

a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Capstan

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noun
1. 
a machine with a drum that rotates round a vertical spindle and is turned by a motor or lever, used for hauling in heavy ropes, etc
2. 
any similar device, such as the rotating shaft in a tape recorder that pulls the tape past the head

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Capstan

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noun
1. 
an apparatus, mainly on ships, around which cables or hawsers are wound for hoisting anchors, lifting weights, etc.: it consists of an upright, spool-shaped cylinder that is turned on an inner shafting by machinery or by hand
2. 
a rotating spindle in a tape recorder mechanism that regulates the speed at which the tape is driven past the head

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Capstan

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n.
1. Nautical An apparatus used for hoisting, consisting of a vertical, manually or mechanically rotated cylinder around which the cable to be pulled runs.
2. A small cylindrical shaft used to drive magnetic tape at a constant speed in a tape recorder.

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