English → Latin
“windlass” in Latin
ergătaa sort of capstantrochleamechanical contrivance for raising weights; case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys; pulley blockprehēnsiōan act of seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing; the right or power to seize or arrest
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
windlass
ergata: trochlea; or Latin prehensio (Caes., B. C. 2, 9). ☞ Rechamus and artemon are parts of a windlass or crane. Vid: more in CRANE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for windlass?
- The usual Latin words for “windlass” are ergăta, trochlea, prehēnsiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.