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windlass meaning in Tamil

சுழல்அசைவு

/ˈwɪnd.ləs/

windlass in Tamil: சுழல்அசைவு. 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.

Tamil words for windlass

சுழல்அசைவு

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of windlass in Tamil?
Windlass in Tamil is சுழல்அசைவு.
windlass என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Windlass: சுழல்அசைவு.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: windlass (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: windlass (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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