Winding

n.	1.	(Naut.) A call by the boatswain's whistle.
a.	1.	Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
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. - Milton.
	2.	(Elec.) The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material;
	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. 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 (Naut.) 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. - Totten.

Noun	1.	winding - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" Synonyms: wind, twist
Adj.	1.	winding - marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" Synonyms: twisty, tortuous, twisting
	2.	winding - of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" Synonyms: meandering, rambling, wandering

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