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capstan screws

capstan screws is the plural of capstan screw.

Meaning of capstan screw

Noun

capstan screw (plural capstan screws)

  1. A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano.
  2. Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan.

Questions about capstan screws

What is capstan screws the plural of?
Capstan screws is the plural of capstan screw.

Words near capstan screws in the dictionary

  1. capsquares
  2. capstan
  3. capstan effect
  4. Capstan Island
  5. capstan screw
  6. capstan screws
  7. capstanman
  8. capstanmen
  9. capstans
  10. capstern
  11. capsterns

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