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capstanman

capstanman noun: someone who helps turn a capstan, or operates a powered capstan.

Noun

capstanman (plural capstanmen)

  1. Someone who helps turn a capstan, or operates a powered capstan.
    • Telford constructed the 570-ft. span suspension bridge across the Menai Straits, 100 ft. above high water level. [...] The catenary chains, in four groups of four, are made of Staffordshire iron brought by canal to Chester and thence by steamship; they were erected by ferrying one end across the...1942 April, “Notes and News: The North Wales Coast Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 123

Forms of capstanman

pluralcapstanmen

Origin of capstanman

From capstan + -man.

Questions about capstanman

What does capstanman mean?
Capstanman means someone who helps turn a capstan, or operates a powered capstan.
What part of speech is capstanman?
Capstanman is a noun.
What is the plural of capstanman?
The plural of capstanman is capstanmen.

Words near capstanman in the dictionary

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

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