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winch
1[winch]
noun
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.
any of various devices for cranking.
Textiles.Also
any machine equipped with rollers that guide cloth through a dye or finishing solution in an open vat.
a roller between two dyeing vats for passing cloth from one vat to another.
verb (used with object)
to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.
winch
2[winch]
verb (used without object)
an archaic variant of wince.
winch
1/ ɪԳʃ /
noun
a windlass driven by a hand- or power-operated crank
a hand- or power-operated crank by which a machine is driven
verb
(tr; often foll by up or in) to pull (in a rope) or lift (a weight) using a winch
winch
2/ ɪԳʃ /
verb
(intr) an obsolete word for wince 1
Other Word Forms
- wincher noun
- ˈɾԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of winch1
Example Sentences
Two divers were then winched down to the wreckage, where they discovered an empty raft, officials added.
After the hikers contacted emergency services, Mr Nazari was winched over to the search command post by a helicopter.
The giant steel cylinder was winched up the side of the reactor building in a 12-hour operation.
At times, the professionals attending to me on the mountainside were not sure if things were getting better or worse so they decided to have me winched aboard a Coastguard helicopter and taken to hospital.
The French search and rescue service said the casualty from the MSC Virtuosa was winched from the sea by a helicopter crew and was later pronounced dead by doctors.
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