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capstan

/'kæpstən/

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

Definition that contains capstan

step a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed