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Definition of hoist
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of hoist is as below...
Hoist (n.) The
perpendicular
height
of a flag, as
opposed
to the fly, or
horizontal
length
when
flying
from a
staff..
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Tye
::
Tye (n.) A chain or rope, one end of which
passes
through
the mast, and is made fast to the
center
of a yard; the other end is
attached
to a
tackle,
by means of which the yard is
hoisted
or
lowered..
Overwind
::
Overwind
(v. t.) To wind too
tightly,
as a
spring,
or too far, as a
hoisting
rope on a
drum..
Parrel
::
Parrel
(n.) The rope or
collar
by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be
hoisted
or
lowered
at
pleasure.
Indicator
::
Indicator
(n.) A
telltale
connected
with a
hoisting
machine,
to show, at the
surface,
the
position
of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc..
Davit
::
Davit (n.) A spar
formerly
used on board of
ships,
as a crane to hoist the
flukes
of the
anchor
to the top of the bow,
without
injuring
the sides of the ship; --
called
also the fish
davit..
Hoistaway
::
Hoistaway
(n.) A
mechanical
lift. See
Elevator.
Hal''yard
::
Hal'yard
(v. t.) A rope or
tackle
for
hoisting
or
lowering
yards,
sails,
flags,
etc..
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
Elevator
::
Elevator
(n.) A cage or
platform
and the
hoisting
machinery
in a
hotel,
warehouse,
mine, etc., for
conveying
persons,
goods,
etc., to or from
different
floors
or
levels;
--
called
in
England
a lift; the cage or
platform
itself..
Can Hook
::
Can hook () A
device
consisting
of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for
hoisting
casks or
barrels
by the ends of the
staves..
Flagstaff
::
Flagstaff
(n.) A staff on which a flag is
hoisted.
Hoisted
::
Hoisted
(imp. & p. p.) of Hois.
Sling
::
Sling (v. t.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with
hooks,
for
suspending
a
barrel,
bale, or other heavy
object,
in
hoisting
or
lowering..
Corf
::
Corf (n.) A large
basket
used in
carrying
or
hoisting
coal or ore.
Spencer
::
Spencer
(n.) A
fore-and-aft
sail, abaft the
foremast
or the
mainmast,
hoisted
upon a small
supplementary
mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a
trysail
carried
at the
foremast
or
mainmast;
-- named after its
inventor,
Knight
Spencer,
of
England
[1802]..
Guy
::
Guy (n.) A rope,
chain,
or rod
attached
to
anything
to
steady
it; as: a rope to
steady
or guide an
object
which is being
hoisted
or
lowered;
a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope
connecting
a
suspension
bridge
with the land on
either
side to
prevent
lateral
swaying;
a rod or rope
attached
to the top of a
structure,
as of a
derrick,
and
extending
obliquely
to the
ground,
where it is
fastened..
Gin
::
Gin (n.) A
hoisting
drum,
usually
vertical;
a
whim..
Drum
::
Drum (n.) A
cylinder
on a
revolving
shaft,
generally
for the
purpose
of
driving
several
pulleys,
by means of belts or
straps
passing
around
its
periphery;
also, the
barrel
of a
hoisting
machine,
on which the rope or chain is
wound..
Snow
::
Snow (n.) A
square-rigged
vessel,
differing
from a brig only in that she has a
trysail
mast close abaft the
mainmast,
on which a large
trysail
is
hoisted..
Atrip
::
Atrip
(adv.)
Hoisted
up and ready to be
swayed
across;
-- said of
yards.
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