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Winch

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A winch is a mechanical device used to pull in, let out, or otherwise adjust the tension of a rope or wire rope. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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