American English pronunciation
How to pronounce winch
IPA transcription: ['wɪntʃ]
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Noun
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lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
Verb
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pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
“winch up the slack line”
Usage examples
- Winchester lives in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- The rig had just been winched away from the "Edda" production platform.
- It is located in the Las Vegas Valley in the town of Winchester, Nevada.
- Professor Winchell recorded his observations, sketch maps, and interviews in a pocket field notebook.
- His citizenship award was in Winchester and he now holds dual nationality.
- The census-designated place of Winchester is located in the town.
- The blocks were chosen by Soler and winched up the mountain.
- One of his daughters married Doctor Hawkins, a prebendary of Winchester.
- He was buried in the capital Winchester.
- Radice was educated at Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford.