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Hindi meaning of capstan

capstan

/noun/ लंगर की चरखी; जह़ाज में भारी पाल आदि लपेटने में प्रयुक्त चक्र; लंगर की तार लपेटने की चर्खी; ढोल चर्ख

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English Dictionary:

1. Capstan

[n.]

- A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.