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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.) That by which
anything
is
hoisted;
the
apparatus
for
lifting
goods.
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Top-tackle
::
Top-tackle
(n.) A
tackle
used in
hoisting
and
lowering
the
topmast.
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..
Corf
::
Corf (n.) A large
basket
used in
carrying
or
hoisting
coal or ore.
Cathead
::
Cathead
(n.) A
projecting
piece of
timber
or iron near the bow of
vessel,
to which the
anchor
is
hoisted
and
secured..
Atrip
::
Atrip
(adv.)
Sheeted
home,
hoisted
taut up and ready for
trimming;
-- said of
sails..
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
Hatch
::
Hatch (n.) An
opening
in the deck of a
vessel
or floor of a
warehouse
which
serves
as a
passageway
or
hoistway;
a
hatchway;
also; a cover or door, or one of the
covers
used in
closing
such an
opening..
Jeer
::
"Jeer (n.) An
assemblage
or
combination
of
tackles,
for
hoisting
or
lowering
the lower yards of a
ship..
Catfall
::
Catfall
(n.) A rope used in
hoisting
the
anchor
to the
cathead.
Hoistaway
::
Hoistaway
(n.) A
mechanical
lift. See
Elevator.
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..
Stretcher
::
Stretcher
(n.) A
crosspiece
placed
between
the sides of a boat to keep them apart when
hoisted
up and
griped.
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..
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..
Teagle
::
Teagle
(n.) A
hoisting
apparatus;
an
elevator;
a
crane;
a lift.
Garnet
::
Garnet
(n.) A
tackle
for
hoisting
cargo in our out.
Hoistway
::
Hoistway
(n.) An
opening
for the
hoist,
or
elevator,
in the floor of a
wareroom..
Overwind
::
Overwind
(v. t.) To wind too
tightly,
as a
spring,
or too far, as a
hoisting
rope on a
drum..
Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) To hoist or
purchase
by means of a whip.
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