The mechanism that guides the tape through a recorder or player.
Rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element.
Отсутствуют примеры синонимов
1 Trevenen said abruptly, 'Start those laggards on the capstan bars, Mr Urquhart!
2 On the other hand, the upright and constantly-moving capstan knows no delay.
3 Eight men around a capstan began hauling up the heavy anchor chain.
4 Mounted on the capstan , he addressed them briefly, and not without influence.
5 The only other sound had been the first clink of the capstan .
6 The ironwood capstan bars clanked to that seaman's music of running sailors.
7 The watchman with the hacking cough was sitting on the capstan , smoking.
8 Again the men sprang round with the capstan bars; the frigate was afloat.
9 The capstan bars are manned; the sunken cable is drawn taut.
10 Suddenly the capstan went round an inch; then another and another.
11 In case the action has a capstan , simply turn it upward.
12 Let the people run from side to side as the capstan goes round.
13 The capstan was manned, and the cable hove up to a short stay.
14 He heard Partridge the boatswain bawling at some men on the capstan bars.
15 Hastily reconvening the ship's company I mounted the capstan and thus addressed them:
16 As the men went stamping round the capstan , a loud crash was heard.
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