capstan screw

noun

A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano.

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Meanings

nouncapstan screw (plural capstan screws)

plural capstan screws

  1. entertainmentA type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano.
  2. nauticalMainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan.
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