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windlass

/ˈwɪnd.ləs/

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noun

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

Examples :

"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。

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noun

回り道、迂回路

A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

巻上げ機

An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

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.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

遠回しにする, 迂回する

To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

Examples :

"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。