We found 37 dictionaries that define the word
capstan:
General (27 matching dictionaries)
- capstan: Merriam-Webster
- capstan: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
- capstan: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
- capstan: Collins English Dictionary
- capstan: Vocabulary.com
- Capstan, capstan: Wordnik
- capstan: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- Capstan: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
- capstan: Wiktionary
- capstan: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
- capstan: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
- capstan: Infoplease Dictionary
- Capstan, capstan: Dictionary.com
- capstan: Online Etymology Dictionary
- Capstan (cigarette), Capstan (nautical), Capstan (tape recorder), Capstan: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- Capstan: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
- capstan: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
- capstan: Rhymezone
- Capstan: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
- capstan: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
- capstan: FreeDictionary.org
- capstan: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
- capstan: Mnemonic Dictionary
- capstan: TheFreeDictionary.com
- capstan: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Business (2 matching dictionaries)
- Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)
- Capstan: Radio Programming and Production
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- capstan: Encyclopedia
Slang (1 matching dictionary)
- CAPSTAN: Urban Dictionary
Tech (6 matching dictionaries)
- Book Binding (No longer online)
- AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
- Glossary of video terms (No longer online)
- SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
- Sweetwater Music (No longer online)
- Sandahl, Middle English Sea Terms (No longer online)
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capstans as well.)
▸ noun: (nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
▸ noun: (electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
capstern,
capstan screw,
moulinet,
lever,
swifter,
surge,
whim,
spanner,
winch,
rigger,
more...
main,
small,
deck,
forward,
large,
double,
hydraulic,
single,
electric,
wooden,
rotating
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