winch
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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
Efforts continue to move the remaining three to a nearby plateau so they can be recovered using a winch.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
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
Jon could hear the creak of chains as the winch cage swung and scraped against the ice.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
There is no computer automation and anything that moves is moved manually, said associate director Jenny Slattery, pointing out the theater’s antiquated hand winches that control a mobile throne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Surgeons donned headlamps to work in the dark, and miners were pulled from deep underground by manual winches.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
They settled on a plan to straddle the shipwreck with a towering crane and use a long anchor chain powered by winches and pulleys to slowly saw it into eight giant pieces for removal.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
Three fire engines, one heavy rescue tender, a boat and firefighters are using winches to stop the lorry from sinking.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2021
She remembered what her uncle had said of baskets and winches.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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