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Capstan Meaning In Hindi

Capstan Meaning in Hindi is लंगर की चरखी. It is written as Lngar Ki Charakhi in Roman Hindi. Capstan is a noun by form. The synonyms and antonyms of Capstan are listed below.

Definitions of Capstan

n. A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

Form Noun

How To Spell Capstan [kap-stuh n, -stan]

Origin of Capstan Late Middle English: from Provençal cabestan, from cabestre ‘halter’, from Latin capistrum, from capere ‘seize’.