winch
Cranked lifting device
A winch is a mechanical device that pulls or lifts heavy loads by winding rope or cable around a rotating drum.
Winches appear on tow trucks, sailboats, and construction equipment.
To winch something is to move it using this device: They winched the car out of the ditch.
Grooved wheel for rope
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- spoolCylinder for winding material
motor · capstan · torque · mechanism · engine · reel · block-and-tackle · counterweight
Secures ships to seabed
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
- cleatShoe spike for grip
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
sailboat · mooring · dock · marina · deck · bow · halyard · sheet
Unpaved driving territory
- 4x4All-wheel-drive truck
- overlandingSelf-reliant remote vehicle travel
- mudWet soil mixture
- sandFine rock particles
stranded · rescue · all-terrain · traction · retrieval · warn · anchor · extraction
Rotary operating handle
- handlePart for gripping
- rotateTurn about an axis
- turnRotational movement
- spoolCylinder for winding material
winding · lever · arm · wheel · drum · ratchet · portable · grip
Mechanism for vertical transport
- elevateTo raise upward
- craneLifter or wader
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- gantryOverhead spanning framework
jib · overhead · haulage · rigging · tackle · tripod · suspend · raise
pulley
Grooved wheel for rope
spool · motor · capstan · torque · mechanism · engine · reel · block-and-tackle · counterweight · sheave
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
yacht · sailboat · mooring · dock · marina · deck · bow · halyard · sheet · line
off-road
Unpaved driving territory
- 4x4All-wheel-drive truck
- overlandingSelf-reliant remote vehicle travel
- mudWet soil mixture
sand · stranded · rescue · all-terrain · traction · retrieval · warn · anchor · extraction · stuck
crank
Rotary operating handle
spool · winding · lever · arm · wheel · drum · ratchet · portable · grip · clockwise
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
gantry · jib · overhead · haulage · rigging · tackle · tripod · suspend · raise · lower
trailer
Promotional film excerpt
pull · flatbed · wrecker · roadside · breakdown · tow-truck · dolly · vehicle · assistance · hook
tighten
Make more secure
load · cable · wire · stretch · torque · force · slack · snug · stress · draw
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- car modsturbocharger, exhaust system, body kits, supercharger, custom exhaust
- rescue toolsspreader, spreaders, jaws of life, pry bar, crowbar
- ship partshull, keel, deck, mast, bow
- dam equipmentdam gate, sluice gate, headgate, floodgate, flood gate
- offshore industryoffshore rig, semisubmersible, floating platform, helipad, subsea
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