"capstan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkæp.stən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capstan.wav [Southern-England] Forms: capstans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from either Old French cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestan, from cabestre (“pulley cord”) or from Spanish cabestran, both of which derive from Latin capistrum (“halter”), from capiō (“take hold of”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|cabestan}} Old French cabestan, {{der|en|pro|cabestan}} Old Occitan cabestan, {{m|pro|cabestre||pulley cord}} cabestre (“pulley cord”), {{der|en|es|cabestran}} Spanish cabestran, {{der|en|la|capistrum||halter}} Latin capistrum (“halter”), {{m|la|capiō||take hold of}} capiō (“take hold of”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} capstan (plural capstans)
  1. (nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to ropes, cables, etc. It is typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers used to turn it. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (cylindrical machine): ὁλκός (holkós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ἀνέμη (anémē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 絞盤 (Chinese Mandarin), 绞盘 (jiǎopán) (Chinese Mandarin), gangspil [neuter] (Danish), spil [neuter] (Danish), kaapstander [masculine] (Dutch), vintturi (Finnish), vorokki (Finnish), käyntikela (Finnish), ankkuripeli (english: anchor) (Finnish), cabestan [masculine] (French), Spill [neuter] (German), Gangspill [neuter] (German), Ankerspill (note: for anchor also) [neuter] (German), Ankerwinde [feminine] (German), Winde [feminine] (German), Rollenantrieb [masculine] (German), Capstan [masculine] (German), כַּנָּן (kanan) [masculine] (Hebrew), हवीत (havīt) (Hindi), ढोल चर्ख़ी (ḍhol carxī) (Hindi), कैप्सटन (kaipsaṭan) (Hindi), cabestano [masculine] (Italian), キャプスタン (kyapusutan) (Japanese), 캡스턴 (kaepseuteon) (Korean), sucula [feminine] (Latin), huritaura (Maori), capeste [masculine] (Norman), vitheveau [masculine] (Norman), gangspill [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), forhalingsvinsj [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), capstan [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gangspel [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), forhalingsvinsj [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), بوجرغات (bocurgat) (Ottoman Turkish), kabestan [masculine] (Polish), cabrestante [masculine] (Portuguese), ax [neuter] (Romanian), кабеста́н (kabestán) [masculine] (Russian), во́рот (vórot) [masculine] (Russian), nautical шпиль (špilʹ) [masculine] (Russian), cabrestante [masculine] (Spanish), ankarbult [common-gender] (Swedish), ankarspel [neuter] (Swedish), vindspel [neuter] (Swedish), gångspel [neuter] (Swedish), кабеста́н (kabestán) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-capstan-en-noun-8oyF8asN Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'cylindrical machine': 94 6
  2. (electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder. Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (part of a tape recorder): kapstanaksel [common-gender] (Danish), toonas [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), vetoakseli (Finnish), cabestan [masculine] (French), Capstan [masculine] (German), Bandantriebsrolle [feminine] (German), Tonwelle [feminine] (German), Antriebsrolle [feminine] (German), कैप्सटन (kaipsaṭan) (Hindi), 캡스턴 (kaepseuteon) (Korean), kapstan [common-gender] (Swedish), kapstanaxel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-capstan-en-noun-mDmvOJFB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'part of a tape recorder': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: capstern [obsolete], capstorm [obsolete]
Derived forms: capstan bar (english: one of the long bars), levers by which the capstan is worked, a handspike, capstan screw, capstanman, jeer capstan, pawl the capstan (english: to drop the pawl so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring), and prevent the capstan from turning back, rig the capstan (english: to prepare the for use), by putting the bars in the sockets, surge the capstan (english: to slack the tension of the rope), cable wound around it

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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
          "word": "ढोल चर्ख़ी"
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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
          "word": "キャプスタン"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kaepseuteon",
          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
          "word": "캡스턴"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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          "word": "sucula"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
          "word": "huritaura"
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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "bocurgat",
          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
          "word": "بوجرغات"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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          "word": "kabestan"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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          "roman": "kabestán",
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          "roman": "vórot",
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          "word": "во́рот"
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          "roman": "špilʹ",
          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "nautical шпиль"
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          "sense": "cylindrical machine",
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        "(electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder."
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          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "toonas"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "word": "vetoakseli"
        },
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          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
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          "word": "cabestan"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Capstan"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Bandantriebsrolle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kaipsaṭan",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "word": "कैप्सटन"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kaepseuteon",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "word": "캡스턴"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "kapstan"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
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        }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    "capstan (tape recorder)"
  ],
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}
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
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      "english": "one of the long bars",
      "word": "capstan bar"
    },
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      "word": "levers by which the capstan is worked"
    },
    {
      "word": "a handspike"
    },
    {
      "word": "capstan screw"
    },
    {
      "word": "capstanman"
    },
    {
      "word": "jeer capstan"
    },
    {
      "english": "to drop the pawl so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring",
      "word": "pawl the capstan"
    },
    {
      "word": "and prevent the capstan from turning back"
    },
    {
      "english": "to prepare the for use",
      "word": "rig the capstan"
    },
    {
      "word": "by putting the bars in the sockets"
    },
    {
      "english": "to slack the tension of the rope",
      "word": "surge the capstan"
    },
    {
      "word": "cable wound around it"
    }
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          "ref": "1951, W. I. B. Crealock, Vagabonding Under Sail, Hastings House (New York), page 211",
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          "ref": "2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4",
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      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
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        "A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder."
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        "(electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder."
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        "electrical-engineering",
        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "electronics",
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        "engineering",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkæp.stən/"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "絞盤"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎopán",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "绞盘"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gangspil"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spil"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kaapstander"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "vintturi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "vorokki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "käyntikela"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "anchor",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "ankkuripeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabestan"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Spill"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gangspill"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "for anchor also",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ankerspill"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ankerwinde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Winde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rollenantrieb"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Capstan"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "holkós",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ὁλκός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anémē",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀνέμη"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kanan",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "כַּנָּן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "havīt",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "हवीत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ḍhol carxī",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "ढोल चर्ख़ी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kaipsaṭan",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "कैप्सटन"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabestano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyapusutan",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "キャプスタン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kaepseuteon",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "캡스턴"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sucula"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "huritaura"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capeste"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vitheveau"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gangspill"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forhalingsvinsj"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capstan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gangspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forhalingsvinsj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bocurgat",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "word": "بوجرغات"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kabestan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabrestante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ax"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kabestán",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кабеста́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vórot",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "во́рот"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "špilʹ",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nautical шпиль"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabrestante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ankarbult"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ankarspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vindspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gångspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kabestán",
      "sense": "cylindrical machine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кабеста́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kapstanaksel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "toonas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "word": "vetoakseli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabestan"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Capstan"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bandantriebsrolle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Tonwelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Antriebsrolle"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kaipsaṭan",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "word": "कैप्सटन"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kaepseuteon",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "word": "캡스턴"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kapstan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of a tape recorder",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kapstanaxel"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "capstan (nautical)",
    "capstan (tape recorder)"
  ],
  "word": "capstan"
}

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