hoist (noun)

  • 21boom hoist — noun Etymology: boom (II) : a hoist having a spar projecting from the mast to support and guide the load : derrick …

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  • 22skip hoist — noun or skip elevator : skip III 1b * * * skip hoist, the incline or ramp on which skip cars carry their loads up to the blast furnace, to the head of a mine shaft, or to the top of a quarry …

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  • 23skip hoist — noun An inclined ramp used to transport skip cars carrying iron ore, coke, or limestone, inside a blast furnace …

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  • 24chain hoist — noun also chain fall : a tackle employing an endless chain instead of a rope and operated especially in workshops from an overhead track for hoisting heavy weights called also chain block …

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  • 25safety hoist — noun or safety lift 1. : a hoisting gear that does not overhaul when the tension is released on the fall 2. : a hoisting gear that is provided with a special attachment to prevent overhauling …

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  • 26whip hoist — noun : single whip …

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  • 27clothes hoist — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms clothes hoist : singular clothes hoist plural clothes hoists a frame with pieces of plastic rope used for hanging wet clothes …

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  • 28clothes hoist — UK US noun [countable] [singular clothes hoist plural clothes hoists] a frame with pieces of plastic rope used for hanging wet clothes Thesaurus: substances and equipment used for cleaning and caring for clotheshypony …

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  • 29rotary hoist — /roʊtəri ˈhɔɪst/ (say rohtuhree hoyst) noun → clothes hoist …

  • 30chain|hoist — «CHAYN HOYST», noun, a block and tackle which uses chain instead of rope …

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