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How do you use Windlass in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like winch, plus the exact meaning.

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Windlass in a sentence

Windlass meaning

  1. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
  2. A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
  3. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

Synonyms of Windlass

winch lifting device

Related words

Other words often associated with Windlass or its synonyms:

draw pull device force

Using Windlass

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights | A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course. | An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
  • Useful related words include: winch, lifting device.
  • In the example corpus, windlass often appears in combinations such as: double windlass, the windlass.

Context around Windlass

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ashwani 1× style 1× powerful 1×

Often after:

handle 1× turned 1× devices 1×

Sentence patterns with Windlass

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aeronaut s windlass and am 1× and powerful windlass devices 1× chairman ashwani windlass also said 1× on the windlass handle 1× pump style windlass 1× reversed the windlass turned again 1× with a windlass an apparatus 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chairman ashwani windlass 1× consequentially many aboriginal 1× i just polished 1× the counterweight trebuchet 1× the required crossbows 1× then the screw 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the market 1× powerful windlass devices 1× printed sheet removed 1× pump style windlass 1× takeshi kovacs series 1× the windlass handle 1×

Words around Windlass

Just before it in the word index:

windjammers 29 windjammer 12 windisch 4 windings 47 winding 565 windigo 5

Just after it in the word index:

windle 4 windlehurst 3 windler 16 windlesham 2 windless 8 windley 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Windlass

  • In this selection, "windlass" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ashwani, style, powerful, handle, turned and devices stand out and add context to how "windlass" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aeronaut s windlass and am and and powerful windlass devices. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "windlass" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with windlass

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The required crossbows needed a massive base frame and powerful windlass devices. (12 words)

Chairman Ashwani Windlass also said there was "some softness in the lower and mid-end of the market". (18 words)

At one point, the crew is getting up the anchor in a storm, by means of a pump-style windlass. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Then the screw is reversed, the windlass turned again to move the bed back to its original position, the tympan and frisket raised and opened, and the printed sheet removed. (30 words)

Consequentially, many Aboriginal people were injured or died while trying to access the water, either falling in and drowning or breaking bones on the windlass handle. (26 words)

I just polished off Jim Butcher's newer one, The Aeronaut's Windlass, and am picking up Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series. (24 words)

Example sentences (7)

The counterweight trebuchet was equipped with a windlass, an apparatus which was required neither for traction nor hybrid trebuchets to launch missiles.

Chairman Ashwani Windlass also said there was "some softness in the lower and mid-end of the market".

I just polished off Jim Butcher's newer one, The Aeronaut's Windlass, and am picking up Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series.

At one point, the crew is getting up the anchor in a storm, by means of a pump-style windlass.

Consequentially, many Aboriginal people were injured or died while trying to access the water, either falling in and drowning or breaking bones on the windlass handle.

Then the screw is reversed, the windlass turned again to move the bed back to its original position, the tympan and frisket raised and opened, and the printed sheet removed.

The required crossbows needed a massive base frame and powerful windlass devices.

Common combinations with windlass

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "windlass" in a sentence?
An example: "The counterweight trebuchet was equipped with a windlass, an apparatus which was required neither for traction nor hybrid trebuchets to launch missiles." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "windlass" from authentic English texts.
What does "windlass" mean?
Windlass means: Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
What are synonyms of "windlass"?
Common synonyms of "windlass" include: winch, lifting device.
How many example sentences with "windlass" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "windlass", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.