height of lift
1Lift (soaring) — Lift, or more precisely static lift , is rising air used by soaring birds and by humans in gliding, hang gliding and paragliding to make extended soaring flights. There are four principal types of lift:cite book | last = Welch | first = John |… …
2Lift — may mean:*Lift (force), a mechanical force generated by a solid object moving through a fluid *Lift (soaring), rising air used by soaring birds and glider, hang glider and paraglider pilots for soaring flight *Lift (soft drink), a brand of… …
3LIFT — vt: to put an end to: make no longer effective lift the stay Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lift I …
4Height-velocity diagram — The Height Velocity diagram or H/V curve is a graph charting the safe/unsafe flight profiles relevant to a specific helicopter. As operation outside the safe area of the chart can be fatal in the event of a power or transmission failure it is… …
5lift — liftable, adj. lifter, n. /lift/, v.t. 1. to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 2. to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one s head. 3. to remove …
6lift — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up, off, out, etc.) raise or remove to a higher position. 2 intr. go up; be raised; yield to an upward force (the window will not lift). 3 tr. give an upward direction to (the eyes or face). 4 tr. a elevate to a… …
7lift — 1. to steal Usually of pilfering, from the casual removal: Billy can lift your jock strap, and you wouldn t feel a thing. (Weverka, 1973 Billy was an adept pickpocket) Specifically of plagiarism in the 20th century, of picking… …
8lift gate — noun : an upper rear panel (as on a station wagon) that opens upward as a tailgate opens downward * * * lift gate noun A device at the rear of a lorry, etc for lifting items of cargo to the required height for loading • • • Main Entry: ↑lift …
9lift — Synonyms and related words: Caelus, Great Leap Forward, Olympian heights, Sunday drive, a leg up, abstract, acculturate, acme, advance, advancement, aerial heights, aerosphere, aggrandize, aid, air, airing, ameliorate, amelioration, amend,… …
10lift — lɪft n. act of raising or lifting; height to which something is raised, elevation; force which raises or elevates something; elevator (British); mechanical apparatus which lifts or raises (i.e. ski lift); ride in the vehicle of another person;… …
