n.

Any of numerous hauling or lifting machines consisting essentially of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank or a motor so that a line attached to the load is wound around the cylinder.

tr.v., -lassed, -lass·ing, -lass·es.

To raise with a windlass.

[Middle English wyndlas, alteration of windas, from Old Norse vindāss : vinda, to wind + āss, pole.]

A modification of the wheel and axle used for lifting weights; usually an axle, turned by a crank, and a rope or chain wound around the axle for raising the weight.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
  Synonym: winch

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brøndvinde, spil, ankerspil
v. tr. - hejse

Nederlands (Dutch)
lier

Français (French)
n. - (gén) treuil, (Naut) guindeau
v. tr. - hisser avec un treuil

Deutsch (German)
n. - Winde
v. - mit einer Winde ziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μηχαν.) βαρούλκο, εργατοκύλινδρος, γερανός
v. - υψώνω με βαρούλκο

Italiano (Italian)
argano, mettere in trazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - molinete (m)
v. - guindar

Русский (Russian)
лебедка, ворот, брашпиль

Español (Spanish)
n. - torno, molinete
v. tr. - izar con el torno o molinete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vindspel, vinsch
v. - hissa upp

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
绞盘, 起锚机, 用绞盘吊起

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 絞盤, 起錨機
v. tr. - 用絞盤吊起

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자아틀, 윈치, 양묘기
v. tr. - 기계로 감아 올리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 巻き上げ機

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرفاع, مرفاع المرساة (فعل) يرفع بمرفع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כננת, מנוף‬
v. tr. - ‮משך בכננת‬

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