- Look up
hoist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Hoist may
refer to:
Hoist (device), a
machine for
lifting loads Hoist controller, a
machine for raising...
- In
underground mining a
hoist or
winder is used to
raise and
lower conveyances within the mine shaft.
Modern hoists are
normally powered using electric...
- A
hoist is a
device used for
lifting or
lowering a load by
means of a drum or lift-wheel
around which rope or
chain wraps. It may be
manually operated...
- Shakespeare's time,
hoist has
become the
present tense of the verb, with
hoisted the past participle), and
carries the
meaning "to lift and remove". A "petard"...
-
Hoist Finance is an ****et
manager specialised in non-performing loans. For more than 25 years,
Hoist Finance has
focused on
investing in and
managing debt...
- A
Hills Hoist is a height-adjustable
rotary clothes line,
designed to
permit the
compact hanging of wet
clothes so that
their maximum area can be exposed...
-
Hoist (stylized as (
HOIST)) is the
fifth studio album by the
American rock band Phish,
released on
March 29, 1994, by
Elektra Records. At the time of...
- A
hoist controller is the
controller for a
hoist. The term is used
primarily in the
context of
electrically operated hoists, but it is
apparent that the...
- USS
Hoist (ARS-40) was a Bolster-class
rescue and
salvage ship
acquired by the
United States Navy
during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid...
- A
hoist motion is used in
Canadian legislative bodies to
cause a bill not to be read now, but six
months hence, or any
number of
months hence. In the...
