capstan

pronunciation

UK [ˈkæpstən]word uk audio image

US [ˈkæpstən, -ˌstæn] word us audio image

  • n.
    绞盘,起锚机

Word Origin

capstan 铰盘

来自词根cap, 抓,拿,握,见captive.

Example

1. Sailors hove up the cable with windlass or capstan .
水手们用绞盘或起锚机把缆绳拉起来。
2. Why , that capstan is not metal at all !
啥,那个绞盘根本不是钢制的!
3. Take tugs towing line to capstan , then make fast on starboard quarter .
将拖船拖缆上缆桩,并在右后挽牢。
4. Pressure decrease device and pressure discharge valve were separately put between abdominal bladder and capstan bladder in capstan anti-g suit and then the pressure in the abdominal bladder was reduced to approximately 40 % of the capstan pressure .
在管式抗荷服的腹囊和两侧管囊间分别装上分压装置和泄压活门,将腹囊内的压力降至管囊内压力的40%左右。

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