capstan

Etymology
Borrowed into from either, from , from  or from , both of which derive from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to ropes, cables, etc. It is typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers used to turn it.
 * 2)  A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
 * 1)  A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
 * 1)  A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
 * 1)  A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.

Derived terms

 * - one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked; a handspike.
 * - to drop the pawls so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the capstan from turning back.
 * - to prepare the for use, by putting the bars in the sockets.
 * - to slack the tension of the rope or cable wound around it.
 * - to drop the pawls so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the capstan from turning back.
 * - to prepare the for use, by putting the bars in the sockets.
 * - to slack the tension of the rope or cable wound around it.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: gangspil,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, vorokki, käyntikela;
 * French:
 * German: Spill,, , Ankerwinde, , Rollenantrieb, Capstan
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ὁλκός, ἀνέμη
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:, ढोल चर्ख़ी, कैप्सटन
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: キャプスタン
 * Korean: 캡스턴
 * Latin: sucula
 * Maori: huritaura
 * Norman: capeste, vitheveau
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: gangspill, forhalingsvinsj, capstan
 * Nynorsk: gangspel, forhalingsvinsj
 * Ottoman Turkish: بوجرغات
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , nautical
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ankarbult, ankarspel,, gångspel
 * Ukrainian:


 * Danish: kapstanaksel
 * Dutch: toonas
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Capstan, Bandantriebsrolle, Tonwelle, Antriebsrolle
 * Hindi: कैप्सटन
 * Korean: 캡스턴
 * Swedish: kapstan, kapstanaxel