noun🔗Share巻上げ機Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights"The sailors used the windlass to raise the heavy anchor. "船乗りたちは、重い錨を巻き上げるために巻上げ機を使った。machinenauticaltechnologydevicebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share回り道、迂回路A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course."The windlass of bureaucratic procedures made getting the permit a lengthy and complicated process. "官僚的な手続きの回り道は、許可を得ることを長く複雑なプロセスにしました。nauticalmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share巻上げ機An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow."The crossbowman used a windlass to pull back the heavy string and prepare to fire. "クロスボウの射手は、重い弦を引き戻して発射の準備をするために巻上げ機を使用した。weaponmilitarydevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share巻き上げ機で上げる、巻き上げ機を使うTo raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass."The fisherman windlassed the heavy anchor back onto the boat. "漁師は重い錨を巻き上げ機で船に戻した。nauticaltechnologymachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share遠回しにする, 迂回するTo take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means."Instead of directly asking her boss for a raise, Sarah decided to windlass around the subject by first highlighting her recent successes and contributions to the company. "サラは上司に昇給を直接求める代わりに、まず最近の業績と会社への貢献を強調することで、この件を遠回しにすることにした。wayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
