capstan screw

noun — 2 senses

capstan screw

noun
1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano.

2

Nautical, Transport Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan.

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