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windlass in Tagalog

biling-bilingan

/ˈwɪnd.ləs/

windlass in Tagalog: biling-bilingan. In English, windlass means any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights.

Tagalog words for windlass

winch
biling-bilingan

English meaning of windlass

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

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Questions about windlass in Tagalog

What is the meaning of windlass in Tagalog?
Windlass in Tagalog is biling-bilingan.
Ano ang windlass sa Tagalog?
Windlass: biling-bilingan.
What does windlass mean in English?
Windlass means any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights.

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