capstan
🇺🇸
/ˈkæpstən/
🇬🇧
/ˈkæpstən/
noun
R
A large, rotating cylinder used on ships to wind ropes for lifting heavy objects like anchors.
The sailors worked the capstan to raise the anchor.
水手們操作卷揚機來升起錨。
translation
绞盘
詞形變化
Plural
capstans