capstan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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cabrestante
capstan

capstan in the PONS Dictionary

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cabrestante
capstan
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The inertial resistance of the mass engages the resilient capstan to tighten around a hardened mandrel, which is part of the structural tube.
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Dual pinch rollers are also used (along with dual capstans) in auto reverse cassette decks to drive the tape in both directions as needed.
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The underwater blast badly damaged the rudder, disabled the capstan and generator, and dished in the ship's stern plating in several places.
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This practice also keeps the knot's profile flatter and can ease its passage over capstans or winches.
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Both cassette units possessed double capstan drives, but with two independent, electronically controlled capstan motors and two separate reel motors.
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There were 36 capstans on the flight, and 126 revolutions were required for a boat to travel up or down the complete flight.
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Capstan devices are generally considered the most affordable, but least accurate method of producing plates.
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It was his recommendation that pawls should not be used on worm driven capstan engines.
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The use of block and tackle or capstan winch is common to handle line sets that have significantly unbalanced loads.
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Levers, known as bars, were inserted through holes at the top of the timber and used to turn the capstan.
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