winch
/wɪn(t)ʃ/
US pronunciation
American sound/wɪn(t)ʃ/
winch
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
US voice -> winch
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- ‘Forward of the boilers there is little but scraps of metal, except for the anchor winch, chains and anchors.’
- ‘The company, which has divisions in the Blue Toon, Aberdeen and Old Deer, makes hydraulic equipment such as winches and cranes, for the fishing and offshore industries.’
- ‘We came out through a hatch onto the stern deck, next to the main winch from which ropes and netting seemed to disappear in all directions.’
- ‘The para-dropping and cargo handling equipment comprises two travelling cranes, two winches, rollgang and tiedown equipment.’
- ‘Lucia was going to need a winch to haul me around everyday.’
- ‘North Yorkshire Fire and rescue crews released Mr Brader using specialist winches and airbags to lift up the tractor.’
- ‘The evil ones quickly pulled it tight and then attached a large bag on a winch to the ropes and then pulled the bag over the castle wall.’
- ‘The cage was lowered by winch and wire rope to a depth of 5m, just deep enough to escape the surface surge and swell.’
- ‘Ropes and pulleys and an electric winch were used for the job.’
- ‘The anchor winch has a large drum on the back, with its axis along the wreck.’
- ‘I'd say it was an ex-fishing boat because it's got a drum winch on the front.’
- ‘Mark grabs it and attaches it to the winch as Gerry starts the winch motor.’
- ‘The raised forecastle has all the normal anchor handling gear as well as a huge single winch used for hauling loads out of the fish hold.’
- ‘It has neat navigational aids, polished winches, ropes a-plenty, exciting pump-action loos and a limitless supply of biscuits.’
- ‘Perched at the stern, where she is manning one of the winches used to crank the ropes that control the main sails, Souka looks uneasy.’
- ‘To haul one of his traps, Glen uses a gaff to grab its buoy, then wraps the attached rope around a hydraulic winch that brings the trap from its resting place, typically in two to six fathoms of water, to boat-side.’
- ‘Recovery operations are carried out using two Rotzler hydraulic winches and a hydraulically operated crane.’
- ‘They do the work of motorized winches - haul logs, or move stuck tractors, raise towers, and so on - but with the deftness of a human hand.’
- ‘Driving down hill was the most dangerous, so shoes were fitted to the wheels and a wire rope attached to a winch on the engine was sometimes used to control movement on a steep gradient.’
- ‘But remember, all those ropes and winches and seafaring clutter have an important function, and the crew will certainly need to be able to get to them (sometimes in a hurry).’
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