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cylinder (barrel), which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt. A winch is affixed to one or both ends, and a cable or rope is wound around the winch, pulling...

yachting terminology, a winch functions on the same principle as a capstan. However, in industrial applications, the term "winch" generally implies a machine...

required on stage winch facilities, later performers such as Dante made the effect more practical and fast-paced by putting the barrels on the horizontal...

of the halyard are secured to half-barrels on one winch. In this way the boom moves at the same speed as the winch veers the topping end of the halyard...

only a few places where Winch’s delivery is too didactic, as when Nana tells August, the author speaking directly down the barrel to the reader, ‘we aren’t...

high-explosive incendiary rounds. Stowed under the vehicle are two ramps and a winch which the crew can use to dismount the gun mount for deploying the system...

Armoured Engineering Vehicle (Gun) and Chieftain Armoured Engineering Vehicle (Winch). Both were to be multi-role vehicles capable of more than just the AVRE...

halves then were winched into position on rails and jacked down into the pit. The carriage was then mounted on the bedding and the barrel mated to it. All...

Port Chicago facility and then individually loaded by hand, crane, and winch onto cargo ships for further transport. Most of the enlisted men working...

which moves quickly and is rated for less load than the winches. To protect the hoist(s) and winches and the sensitive electronics which are used to control...

fixed depot as it requires an overhead electric rail winch and chassis modifications for the E2 barrel. A single M578 was used to lift the engine or transmission...

a front jib with a 7.5 ton capacity, a rear jib rated for 15 ton and a winch that could pull 25 tons. With just a three-man crew, there was enough room...

compartment and were often fitted with the roller front bumper instead of the winch bumper fitted to all M16s. In 1954 an additional modification was made to...

with a winch). In present day, one can walk from Kalambaka for 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) along a foot track to reach the monastery, or use a winch-operated...

is a knot ideal for heavy towing, or making fast to a post, bollard, or winch. It is easy to release, even under great load. To tie, take a single turn...

spare engine/other stores with tool store below, an internally mounted winch, and a 2.5-tonne lift arm. Frequently equipped with the canvas "penthouse"...

Diving bells are usually suspended by a cable, and lifted and lowered by a winch from a surface support platform. Unlike a submersible, the diving bell is...

ease of assembly. It did not require a crane because it used electric winches, mounted on the carriage, to pull various parts through a system of inclined...

schools. On the deck are three drum purse seine winches and a power block, with other specific winches to handle the heavy boom and net. They are usually...

5-ton, 6 × 6 (w/winch) - M939 series 5-ton 6x6 truck M939 Truck, Chassis: 5-ton, 6 × 6 (w/winch) M940 Truck, Chassis: 5-ton, 6 × 6 (w/winch) - M939 series...