Translation of "capstan" into Swedish

ankarspel, ankarbult, kapstan are the top translations of "capstan" into Swedish.

capstan noun grammar

(nautical) 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. [..]

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English-Swedish dictionary

  • ankarspel

    noun neuter

    cylindrical machine [..]

    Jacketed piping systems need not be applied to engines on open decks operating windlasses and capstans.

    I maskiner på öppna däck som driver ankarspel och gångspel behöver mantlade rörsystem inte användas.

  • ankarbult

    noun common

    cylindrical machine [..]

  • kapstan

    noun common

    part of a tape recorder

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