1. A vertical windlass on the deck of a ship.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• capatin,
• captawn,
• captan,
• cristan,
• capiton,
• capitain,
• capatain,
• capton,
• captin,
• pakstan,
• capten,
• castin,
• constan,
• capston,
• capitan,
• avstan,
• cabstan,
• capiten,
• cappstan,
• capstann

• capstone,
• captain,
• cabstand.

The adjective form of the word "capstan" is "capstanless".

The plural of the "capstan" can be the "capstans".

The singular of the "capstan" can be the "capstan".