winch

Behind her were two 20-tonne narrowboats waiting to be rescued by an imposing winch machine in a nearby field with the help of a specialist excavator.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

The robot features four thermal and visible-light cameras, a front blade for pushing vehicles, and a winch for clearing paths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Using a powerful winch, the M88 recovery vehicle can pull something that weighs up to 140,000 pounds out of trouble or lift a vehicle weighing up to 35,000 pounds using its crane-like boom.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

A builder's rubble sack was used to winch Loki, who weighs about 60kg, to safety at about 00:30.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024

A breeze rustled the budding trees above us on the mountainside, but, like everybody else, my focus was entirely on the silent tipple and the frozen winch wheel on the man-hoist.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

With nowhere to land, some helicopters have used winches to pull up residents from flooded areas.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

The strange-looking vessel had a deck that could be raised or lowered by winches to the level of the quays depending on the height of the tide.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023

More serious magnet fishers use a grappling hook to help pull their loot from the water, while some use winches attached to a vehicle or a nearby structure when they land something large.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

Workers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area have been extending boat ramps and moving floating marinas with cables and winches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

Dazed with grief, Leo and the others carefully loaded the Athena Parthenos into the hold, using the ship’s hydraulic winches with an assist from Frank Zhang, part-time elephant.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan