Большой англо-русский словарь (с транскрипциями)
[ˈwɪndləs] сущ.; тех. брашпиль; ворот, лебедка
(техническое) лебедка; ворот (морское) брашпиль
windlass тех. брашпиль; лебедка, ворот
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English wyneles, wyndlas, alteration of wyndase, from Old French guindas, windas, from Old Norse vindāss, from vinda to wind (akin to Old High German wintan to wind) + āss pole; akin to Gothic ans beam
Date: 13th century
any of various machines for hoisting or hauling: as, a horizontal barrel supported on vertical posts and turned by a crank so that the hoisting rope is wound around the barrel, a steam or electric winch with horizontal or vertical shaft and two drums used to raise a ship's anchor,
II. transitive verb
Date: 1834
to hoist or haul with a windlass
