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Winches capable of holding four tons each will be placed above the auditorium’s ceiling, their movements fully digitized.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2020

Winches get a rather remarkable number of close-ups, particularly in establishing shots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2019

Winches are brought into play and presently plane, apron and all are hoisted aboard like a toy in a napkin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winches and big tractors swung the 30-ft. sections into position, and welders sealed the joints.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winches clattered and wrenched, the clanking engine bustled almost ludicrously up and down the wharf, and all seemed in a great hurry, but the hurry was only on the surface.

From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund