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capstanmen

capstanmen is the plural of capstanman.

Meaning of capstanman

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

Questions about capstanmen

What is capstanmen the plural of?
Capstanmen is the plural of capstanman.

Words near capstanmen in the dictionary

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

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