winch
pronunciation
How to pronounce winch in British English:
UK [wɪntʃ]
How to pronounce winch in American English:
US [wɪntʃ]
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- Noun:
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
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- Verb:
- pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
Word Origin
- winch (v.)
- "to hoist with a winch," 1520s, from winch (n.). Related: Winched; winching.
- winch (n.)
- late 13c., from Old English wince "winch, pulley," from Proto-Germanic *winkja-, from PIE *weng- "to bend, curve" (see wink (v.)). Perhaps so called in reference to the bent handle.
Example
- 1. And the truck and the winch ?
- 2. The question of who would operate the winch , however , was still unresolved .
- 3. Largo winch adventures of the billionaire .
- 4. The winch had started to wind backward : at this point , the winding required a huge effort .
- 5. This technique required specialized training , both for the pilots of the aircraft , provided by the cia 's proprietary civil air transport ( cat ) , and for the two men who would operate the winch .