winched
Hauled by cable
Winched is the past tense of winch, meaning to pull or lift something using a winch—a mechanical device with a drum and cable that provides powerful leverage.
Heavy or stuck objects get winched into position: The tow truck winched the car out of the ditch.
They winched the boat onto the trailer.
Heavy-duty woven line
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
crank · gear · pulley · lever · motor · clutch · shaft · spindle
Pulled behind another vehicle
jeep · off-road · bumper · trailer · recovery · unstuck · stranded · four-wheel-drive
Secures ships to seabed
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
- deckShip's flat surface
- bowRespectful forward inclination
stern · hawser · dockside · shipboard · gangway · davit · lifeboat · bollard
Rotary-wing aircraft
- cliffVertical rock wall
- mountainTall natural landmass
- survivorOne still alive after
- evacuationRemoval from danger
recovery · harness · rope · extrication · medevac · stretcher · coastguard · lifeboat
lifted
Raised upward
pulled · elevated · heaved · towed · dragged · crane · derrick · jib · rigging · sling
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
ratchet · crank · gear · pulley · lever · motor · clutch · shaft · spindle · rotation
towed
Pulled behind another vehicle
ditch · jeep · off-road · bumper · trailer · recovery · unstuck · stranded · four-wheel-drive · overland
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
bow · stern · hawser · dockside · shipboard · gangway · davit · lifeboat · bollard · halyard
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
evacuation · recovery · harness · rope · extrication · medevac · stretcher · coastguard · lifeboat · crevasse