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| cap·stan [ kápstən ] (plural cap·stans) |
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1. rotating cylinder: a device consisting of a vertical rotatable drum around which a cable is wound. Use: moving heavy weights, hauling in ropes on a ship.
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2. rotating shaft in tape recorder: a rotating shaft in a tape recorder that pulls the magnetic tape past the head
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| [14th century. Via Provençal cabestan< Latin capistrum "halter" < capere "seize"] |
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