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Noun
The winch system will reportedly be used to conduct regular deep-sea and polar survey operations, according to Guangming Daily.—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 After running for a while, the bull was wrangled in the middle of the interstate and refused to move, Wade said, noting that crews were finally able to get the bull on a plastic glide and then used a winch to load him into a trailer.—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
The procedure took about two hours of winching to pull the vehicle out of the bog, the Army added.—Terry Collins, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 The key to actually landing a bass caught near heavy cover is being ready to set the hook and start winching the bass away from its hiding place.—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 19 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for winch
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English winche roller, reel, from Old English wince; akin to Old English wincian to wink
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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