- a device for raising or hauling objects, usually consisting of a horizontal cylinder or barrel turned by a crank, lever, motor, or the like, upon which a cable, rope, or chain winds, the outer end of the cable being attached directly or indirectly to the weight to be raised or the thing to be hauled or pulled; winch.
- to raise, haul, or move (a load) by means of a windlass.
- a machine for raising weights by winding a rope or chain upon a barrel or drum driven by a crank, motor, etc
- to raise or haul (a weight, etc) by means of a windlass
