winches
- plural of winch.
Example Sentences
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There is no computer automation and anything that moves is moved manually, said associate director Jenny Slattery, pointing out the theater’s antiquated hand winches that control a mobile throne.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
With nowhere to land, some helicopters have used winches to pull up residents from flooded areas.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
He climbed onto a roof to save a Dachshund and watched helicopters use winches to pull people from rooftops.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022
They settled on a plan to straddle the shipwreck with a towering crane and use a long anchor chain powered by winches and pulleys to slowly saw it into eight giant pieces for removal.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2021
The winches rattled and the heavy chests began to appear—one hundred and fifty of them.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
