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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
height
of a
fore-and-aft
sail next the mast or stay.
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Top-rope
::
Top-rope
(n.) A rope used for
hoisting
and
lowering
a
topmast,
and for other
purposes..
Hoisting
::
Hoisting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hois.
Flagstaff
::
Flagstaff
(n.) A staff on which a flag is
hoisted.
Log
::
Log (n.) A
weight
or block near the free end of a
hoisting
rope to
prevent
it from being drawn
through
the
sheave.
Bucket
::
Bucket
(n.) A
vessel
(as a tub or
scoop)
for
hoisting
and
conveying
coal, ore,
grain,
etc..
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]..
Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) A small
tackle
with a
single
rope, used to hoist light
bodies..
Hoistaway
::
Hoistaway
(n.) A
mechanical
lift. See
Elevator.
Outrigger
::
Outrigger
(n.) Any spar or
projecting
timber
run out for
temporary
use, as from a
ship's
mast, to hold a rope or a sail
extended,
or from a
building,
to
support
hoisting
teckle..
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..
Glossocomon
::
Glossocomon
(n.) A kind of
hoisting
winch.
Trysail
::
Trysail
(n.) A
fore-and-aft
sail, bent to a gaff, and
hoisted
on a lower mast or on a small mast,
called
the
trysail
mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used
chiefly
as a storm sail.
Called
also
spencer..
Lift
::
Lift (n.) A
hoisting
machine;
an
elevator;
a dumb
waiter.
Teagle
::
Teagle
(n.) A
hoisting
apparatus;
an
elevator;
a
crane;
a lift.
Derrick
::
Derrick
(n.) A mast, spar, or tall
frame,
supported
at the top by stays or guys, with
suitable
tackle
for
hoisting
heavy
weights,
as
stones
in
building..
Halse
::
Halse (v. t.) To haul; to
hoist.
Hoist
::
Hoist (p. p.)
Hoisted.
Skip
::
Skip (n.) An iron
bucket,
which
slides
between
guides,
for
hoisting
mineral
and
rock..
Lewisson
::
Lewisson
(n.) An iron
dovetailed
tenon,
made in
sections,
which can be
fitted
into a
dovetail
mortise;
-- used in
hoisting
large
stones,
etc..
Netting
::
Netting
(n.) A
network
of ropes used for
various
purposes,
as for
holding
the
hammocks
when not in use, also for
stowing
sails,
and for
hoisting
from the
gunwale
to the
rigging
to
hinder
an enemy from
boarding..
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