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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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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..
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..
Hoistaway
::
Hoistaway
(n.) A
mechanical
lift. See
Elevator.
Halse
::
Halse (v. t.) To haul; to
hoist.
Hoisted
::
Hoisted
(imp. & p. p.) of Hois.
Hoist
::
Hoist (v. t.) To
raise;
to lift; to
elevate;
esp., to raise or lift to a
desired
elevation,
by means of
tackle,
as a sail, a flag, a heavy
package
or
weight..
Chockablock
::
Chockablock
(a.)
Hoisted
as high as the
tackle
will
admit;
brought
close
together,
as the two
blocks
of a
tackle
in
hoisting..
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..
Fall
::
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the
ropes)
of a
tackle
to which the power is
applied
in
hoisting.
Lodge
::
Lodge (n.) The space at the mouth of a level next the
shaft,
widened
to
permit
wagons
to pass, or ore to be
deposited
for
hoisting;
--
called
also
platt..
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..
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
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..
Lewisson
::
Lewisson
(n.) An iron
dovetailed
tenon,
made in
sections,
which can be
fitted
into a
dovetail
mortise;
-- used in
hoisting
large
stones,
etc..
Catfall
::
Catfall
(n.) A rope used in
hoisting
the
anchor
to the
cathead.
Hoisting
::
Hoisting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hois.
Atrip
::
Atrip
(adv.)
Sheeted
home,
hoisted
taut up and ready for
trimming;
-- said of
sails..
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..
Bucket
::
Bucket
(n.) A
vessel
(as a tub or
scoop)
for
hoisting
and
conveying
coal, ore,
grain,
etc..
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..
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