Winding /(?)/

Wind·ing

Winding

n.
  1. A call by the boatswain's whistle. (Naut.)

Winding

a.
  1. Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.

Winding

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.
  2. The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material; (Elec.)
  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.

Phrases & Compounds
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
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.