| NOMBRE | artifact | argue, argüe, cabestrante, cabrestante | a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis |
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| Sentido | 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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| Sinónimos | argüe, cabestrante, cabrestante | |
| General | cabestrante, cabrestante, torno | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds |
| Inglés | capstan | |
| Catalán | argue, cabrestant | |
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