English

Noun

capstan **** ‎(plural capstan screws)

1. A type of **** commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano. The capstan **** is designed to be turned from the side, not the head, unlike an ordinary ****. A lever enters a hole in the side of the **** to turn it.
2. (nautical) Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan.