"capstan screw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capstan screws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} capstan screw (plural capstan screws)
  1. A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano. The capstan screw is designed to be turned from the side, not the head, unlike an ordinary screw. A lever enters a hole in the side of the screw to turn it.
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  2. (nautical) Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-capstan_screw-en-noun-4A3E27ex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Topics: nautical, transport

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