Anchor windlass
device · 1400 · Middle Ages
A ship’s winch for raising the anchor.
What it is made of
- Windlass chain wheel — has part. It engages the links of the anchor chain.
- Electric motor — has part. The drive (formerly by hand).
- Ratchet — has part. A stopper.
- Winch drum — has part. For the mooring lines.
Principles and materials it uses
- Anchor — uses. It raises the anchor.
- Wood — is made of. A windlass is a wooden drum.
- Rope — uses. The anchor cable winds onto the drum.
What it is a kind of
- Windlass — is a kind of. A ship’s windlass.