"winding engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: winding engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} winding engine (plural winding engines)
  1. A stationary engine used to control a cable, for example to power a mining hoist at a pit head. Wikipedia link: winding engine
    Sense id: en-winding_engine-en-noun-08-CxtCb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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