Definition of Hoists. Meaning of Hoists. Synonyms of Hoists

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Definition of Hoists

Hoist
Hoist Hoist, n. 1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. 2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Collog.] 3. (Naut.) (a) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. (b) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. --Totten. Hoist bridge, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside.

Meaning of Hoists from wikipedia

- 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...
- rotary clothes hoists designs between 1911 and 1946. Toyne's first patented clothes hoist was sold through the Aeroplane Clothes Hoist Company established...
- conveyance is lifted. Single-drum hoists can be used in smaller applications, however double-drum hoists easily allow the hoisting of two conveyances in balance...
- hoists used in mining applications, Drum Hoists, Friction (or Kope) hoists and Blair multi-rope hoists. Hoist can be defined as anything that is used to...
- 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...
- 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...
- "Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial. The phrase's meaning is that a...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hoists face the West London Sharks in the semi-final, for a chance to qualify for the season finale. Despite having home ground advantage the Hoists could...