winch

vinssata

vinssi A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a brake friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric motor|electric or hydraulic motor|hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope or cable.
puhekieltä A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
2013, w:J. M. Coetzee|J. M. Coetzee, w:The Childhood of Jesus|The Childhood of Jesus. Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 267.

It runs on clattering steel tracks; the driver sits in a cab over the tracks, operating the controls that rotate the arm and turn the winch.

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Winch in those sails, lad!