(the hoist)
1Hoist (album) — Hoist Studio album by Phish Released March 29, 1994 (US) …
2The Bahamas — The Bahamas:Geography Location: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total area: 13,940 sq km land area: 10,070 sq km comparative area: slightly… …
3Hoist (device) — This article is about Hoist (device). For other uses, see Hoist (disambiguation). 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, electrically …
4Hoist (mining) — A drum hoist (cables visible) and motor In underground mining a hoist or winder[1] is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. Modern hoists are normally powered using electric motors, historically with …
5Hoist controller — 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 control systems of many 20th century steam hoists also incorporated controllers of… …
6hoist — In helicopters, the mechanism by which external loads (personnel or equipment) may be raised or lowered vertically. The term also is used as a verb, meaning “to pull up loads and personnel with the hoist/winch.” …
7Hoist (Transformers) — Hoist is the name of two fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Hoist caption =Hoist box art affiliation =Autobot subgroup =Autobot Cars function =Maintenance partner = motto =… …
8Hoist — may refer to: *Hoist (device), a machine for lifting loads *hoist controller, a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable *Hydraulic hooklift hoist, another machine *Hoist (flag), the half of a flag nearer to the… …
9hoist — [hɔɪst] verb [transitive] to increase something quickly or suddenly: • The state is getting ready to hoist its sales tax next week. hoist noun [countable] : • High Street banks raised their lending rates by 2% following the Government s initial… …
10hoist´er — hoist «hoyst», verb, noun. –v.t. to raise on high; lift up, often with ropes and pulleys: »to hoist a flag, to hoist sails, to hoist blocks of stone in building. –n. 1. the act of hoisting; lift; boost: »He gave me a hoist up the wall. 2 …
