Winder may refer to:
Mechanical devices
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Winding machine
A winding machine or winder is a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope, wire, ribbon, tape, etc. onto a spool, bobbin, reel, etc.
In textiles
Winders are used heavily in textile manufacturing, especially in preparation to ...
, a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope, wire, ribbon, tape, etc. onto a spool, bobbin, reel, etc.
* Winder or
motor drive, a device for automatically (re-) winding film in a manual camera
* Winder or
hoist, used in underground mining
* A device for transferring energy into a mechanical storage such as
mainsprings
Places
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Winder, Cumbria, a
location in the United Kingdom
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Winder, Georgia, United States
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Winder, Idaho
Winder is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.
History
The community was named after John R. Winder
John Rex Winder (; December 11, 1821 – March 27, 1910) was a leader and general authority of the ...
, United States
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Winder Dam
Winder Dam is a proposed small, low-head, earth core rockfill, hydroelectric power generation dam of 0.3 megawatt (MW) generation capacity, located across Winder River about 100 km from Karachi in Lasbela District, Balochistan province of Pa ...
, a dam on the Winder River in Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan
* Winder, a union council in
Lasbela District
Lasbela District (Urdu and bal, , Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites.
History
Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way ...
, Balochistan, Pakistan
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Lake Winder
Lake Winder is a lake in Brevard County, located in the River Lakes Conservation Area. The lake was named after U.S. Army Captain Edward Winder. Early in 1838 Winder was assigned to scout the area for Seminoles. He discovered Lake Poinsett. The ...
, Florida, United States, United States
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Ray Winder Field
Ray Winder Field was a baseball park in Little Rock, Arkansas. The ballpark sat with home plate in roughly the north-northwest corner of the property. The former boundaries of the park were Interstate 630 (south, right field); Jonesboro Drive (west ...
, a baseball park in Little Rock, Arkansas
People
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Winder (surname)
Winder is a surname originating from England seen primarily in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking nations, but also in some places in mainland Europe, particularly Austria.
Frequency
There are less than 11,000 Winders in the world, with ...
, including list of persons bearing the name
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Winder (given name) Winder is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Winder Cuevas (born 1988), Dominican Republic hurdler
* Winder R. Harris
Winder Russell Harris (December 3, 1888 – February 24, 1973) was an American journalist, civil ...
, including list of persons with the name
Other uses
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Winder (band)
Winder was a synthpop duo of Charlotte Jäger from Odense in Denmark and Heinz-Wilfried Burow from Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 ...
, a German-Danish band, active between 1984 and 1985
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Winder (step)
Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage ...
, a type of stairway step
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Winder Farms
Winder Farms is an American dairy company. It offers milk and chocolate milk and other products, formerly delivering to households in Utah, Las Vegas, Nevada and Orange County, California.
History
In 1863, the Winder family built the first Winder ...
, online grocer
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USS ''PCS-1376'', US Navy ship given the name ''Winder'' toward the end of its period of service
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, a disaster recovery organization in Westchester County, New York
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Winder Building
The Winder Building is an office building in Washington, D.C., just west of the White House.
It is located at 604 17th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
History
It was designed by Richard A. Gilpin, (or Robert Mills), for W. H. Winder, a nephe ...
, an office building in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places
See also
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Winner (disambiguation)
Winner(s) or The Winner(s) may refer to:
* Champion, the victor in a game or contest
*The successful social class in winner and loser culture
Film
* ''The Winner'' (1926 film), an American silent film starring Billy Sullivan
* ''The Winner'' ...
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