winch
guincho
definition
verb
Dramatic television footage showed rescue workers winching the nine survivors one-by-one from the roof of the restaurant as flames and smoke poured from the upper floors of the building in Taichung City in central Taiwan.
hoist or haul with a winch.
noun
They do the work of motorized winches - haul logs, or move stuck tractors, raise towers, and so on - but with the deftness of a human hand.
a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope, cable, or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum, turned by a crank or by motor or other power source; a windlass.
My primary role on the boat is called a ‘grinder’, and I provide power for the winches [the circular wheels which wind the boat's sails up and down].
the crank of a wheel or axle.
translation of 'winch'
noun
manivela,
guincho,
molinete,
sarilho
example
an attempt to 'winch' survivors of the wreck into a helicopter
Mark grabs it and attaches it to the winch as Gerry starts the 'winch' motor.
The cage was lowered by 'winch' and wire rope to a depth of 5m, just deep enough to escape the surface surge and swell.
The evil ones quickly pulled it tight and then attached a large bag on a 'winch' to the ropes and then pulled the bag over the castle wall.
Driving down hill was the most dangerous, so shoes were fitted to the wheels and a wire rope attached to a 'winch' on the engine was sometimes used to control movement on a steep gradient.
To haul one of his traps, Glen uses a gaff to grab its buoy, then wraps the attached rope around a hydraulic 'winch' that brings the trap from its resting place, typically in two to six fathoms of water, to boat-side.
The raised forecastle has all the normal anchor handling gear as well as a huge single 'winch' used for hauling loads out of the fish hold.
I'd say it was an ex-fishing boat because it's got a drum 'winch' on the front.
Ropes and pulleys and an electric 'winch' were used for the job.
Forward of the boilers there is little but scraps of metal, except for the anchor 'winch' , chains and anchors.
The anchor 'winch' has a large drum on the back, with its axis along the wreck.
Lucia was going to need a 'winch' to haul me around everyday.
We came out through a hatch onto the stern deck, next to the main 'winch' from which ropes and netting seemed to disappear in all directions.
They do the work of motorized 'winches' - haul logs, or move stuck tractors, raise towers, and so on - but with the deftness of a human hand.
Wire rope is still the best choice for some 'winchers' .
The vessel to be fitted with 'winches' , derricks, wheels and ordinary runners capable of handling lifts up to 2 tons.
Recovery operations are carried out using two Rotzler hydraulic 'winches' and a hydraulically operated crane.
Two canoeists from Galway city had a lucky escape on Lough Corrib yesterday when a helicopter 'winched' them to safety after they took shelter on one of the lake's islands.
It has neat navigational aids, polished 'winches' , ropes a-plenty, exciting pump-action loos and a limitless supply of biscuits.
Dramatic television footage showed rescue workers 'winching' the nine survivors one-by-one from the roof of the restaurant as flames and smoke poured from the upper floors of the building in Taichung City in central Taiwan.
Instead the 30-year-old woman from Whitby had to be airlifted to hospital by a team from RAF Leconfield who 'winched' her to safety.
Perched at the stern, where she is manning one of the 'winches' used to crank the ropes that control the main sails, Souka looks uneasy.
One elderly woman was 'winched' from Hawnby, which was cut off, after suffering a suspected heart attack and was flown to the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.
A yellow banner is being 'winched' into position.
The inexperienced sailors were 'winched' to safety.
At 7.30 pm, Crewman Walters requested a rescue helicopter to help the fourth person and the lifeboat provided cover while this person was 'winched' to safety.
I'm trying to order a couple of sets of 'winchers' and can't seem to find anyone who has them.
My primary role on the boat is called a ‘grinder’, and I provide power for the 'winches' [the circular wheels which wind the boat's sails up and down].
Three people had to be 'winched' to safety by helicopter and two more had to abandon their car after it got stuck in sand in a busy weekend for the water rescue services in Sligo Bay.
They were scrambled and reached the semi-conscious walker within minutes of the accident, and he was 'winched' into the helicopter strapped in a special stretcher.
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