Home >  Term: capstan
capstan

A large winch with a vertical axis. A full-sized human-powered capstan is a waist-high cylindrical machine, operated by a number of hands who each insert a horizontal capstan bar in holes in the capstan and walk in a circle. Used to wind in anchors or other heavy objects; and sometimes to administer flogging over.

0 0

Δημιουργός

  • sbarton
  •  (Silver) 729 points
  • 100% positive feedback
© 2024 CSOFT International, Ltd.