







winch
windlass
capstan
The question of who would operate the winch, however, was still unresolved.
Sailors heaved up the cable with windlass or capstan.

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Open the tool →绞盘 (jiǎo pán) means “winch, windlass, capstan”.
绞盘 is pronounced jiǎo pán in Mandarin Chinese.
“winch” is 绞盘 (jiǎo pán) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 绞盘, each with pinyin and an English translation.