capstan

As a noun capstan

is (nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between mooring and capstan

is that mooring is a place to moor a vessel while capstan is (nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

As a verb mooring

is .

In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between cleat and capstan

is that cleat is (nautical) to tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat while capstan is (nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

As nouns the difference between cleat and capstan

is that cleat is a strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc while capstan is (nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

As a verb cleat

is to strengthen with a cleat.

As a noun capstan is

(nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

As a noun capstan is

(nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

As a noun capstan is

(nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.

As nouns the difference between captan and capstan

is that captan is a particular phthalimide fungicide while capstan is (nautical) a vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers it is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum it is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.