Winding

Definition of Winding

Wind´ing
n.1.(Naut.) A call by the boatswain's whistle.
a.1.Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
n.1.A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.
To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove
With ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove.
- Milton.
2.(Elec.) The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material;
3.A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator.
Winding engine
an engine employed in mining to draw up buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine.
Winding sheet
a sheet in which a corpse is wound or wrapped.
Winding tackle
(Naut.) a tackle consisting of a fixed triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel.
- Totten.

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