Definition
A cylindrical machine on ships used for winding cables and hauling heavy loads, operated by multiple sailors pushing horizontal bars.
Etymology
From Portuguese 'cabrestante' or Spanish 'cabestrante', which comes from Latin 'caput' (head) and possibly 'stans' (standing). The device got its name from rotating around a central post.
Kelly Says
Before steam engines, capstans were the ultimate mechanical advantage devices on ships—using a single capstan, twenty sailors could lift a weight that would normally require a hundred, which is why they were crucial for any major naval operation!
Translations
ARالعربية
مَكَانَةُ الْقَطْر
makaanatu al-qatr
BNবাংলা
ক্যাপস্টান
kap-stan
CACatalà
capstan
kap-stan
CSČeština
kapstan
kap-stan
ELΕλληνικά
καπετάν
kapetan
ESEspañol
capstan
kap-stan
FRFrançais
treuil
trwa-ee
HEעברית
קַפְסְטָן
kap-stan
HIहिन्दी
कैपस्टन
kap-stan
HUMagyar
kapstan
kap-stan
IDBahasa Indonesia
capstan
kap-stan
ITItaliano
capstan
kap-stan
MSBahasa Melayu
capstan
kap-stan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျပ်စတန်
kyat-stan
NLNederlands
capstan
kap-stan
PTPortuguês
capstan
kap-stan
RORomână
capstan
kap-stan
RUРусский
канатный барабан
kanatnyy baraban
SVSvenska
kapstan
kap-stan
SWKiswahili
capstan
kap-stan
TAதமிழ்
கேப்ஸ்டான்
kap-stan
TEతెలుగు
కేప్స్టాన్
kap-stan
TRTürkçe
kapstan
kap-stan
UKУкраїнська
канатний барабан
kanatnyy baraban
VITiếng Việt
cápstan
kap-stan