capstan
noun
- an apparatus, mainly on ships, around which cables or hawsers are wound for hoisting anchors, lifting weights, etc.: it consists of an upright, spool-shaped cylinder that is turned on an inner shafting by machinery or by hand
- a rotating spindle in a tape recorder mechanism that regulates the speed at which the tape is driven past the head
See capstan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kăpˈstən, -stănˌ)
noun- Nautical An apparatus used for hoisting weights, consisting of a vertical spool-shaped cylinder that is rotated manually or by machine and around which a cable is wound.
- A small cylindrical shaft used to drive magnetic tape at a constant speed in a tape recorder.
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