winch
noun
[ wɪn(t)ʃ ]
• a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding round a horizontal rotating drum, turned typically by a crank or by motor.
Similar:
crane,
derrick,
hoist,
davit,
windlass,
tackle,
block and tackle,
lifting gear,
hoisting gear,
system of pulleys,
sheave,
sheerlegs,
• the crank of a wheel or axle.
winch
verb
• hoist or haul with a winch.
• "an attempt to winch survivors of the wreck into a helicopter"
Origin:
late Old English wince ‘reel, pulley’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb wink. The verb dates from the early 16th century.
