The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.
The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.
A mechanical lifting device. A hoist can be hand or electrically operated.
A lifting device that is mechanically, electrically or manually operated.
(N.) The edge of a flag nearest the staff. (vb.) To raise a flag.
Used as a noun, it is term for the vertical half of the flag closest to the staff. It also refers to the vertical height of the flag.
n: 1. an arrangement of pulleys and wire rope used for lifting heavy objects; a winch or similar device. 2. the drawworks. v: to raise or lift.
A suspended machinery unit that is used for lifting or lowering a freely suspended (unguided) load. May be manually operated or electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain or wire rope as its lifting medium.
A drum on which hoisting rope is wound in the engine house, as the cage or skip is raised in the hoisting shaft.
(1) A common piece of equipment used for lifting objects; (2) the process of moving an object.
is the part of the flag closest to the staff. The term is also used for the vertical width of a flag.
That part of a fore-and-aft sail which is extended by hoisting, either on a mast or stay.
The edge of a flag nearest the flagpole; usually referring to the half nearest the pole. Also meaning raise a flag.
To lift or raise, such as a sail or a flag.
lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
a device that applies a force for vertical lifting or lowering
a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or barrel around which rope or chain wraps
a mechanical unit that is designed to lift, lower or pull loads
an apparatus used for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects
an apparatus which may be a part of a crane, exerting a force for lifting or lowering
The side of a flag next to the pole.
A power-driven windlass for raising ore, rock or other material from a mine and for lowering or raising men and material. Also called hoister.
The vertical width of a flag; the width of a flag from the top to the bottom.
The hoist is the vertical measurement of a flag (the height, or the length that runs along the flagpole).
A winding engine installed at the top of the shaft of a mine and used for raising mineral, lowering supplies and the transport of workmen.
The half of a flag nearest to the halyard; also a synonym for width.
The edge of the flag that is opposite the fly, the side of a flag that is bound to the pole. When something is denoted as "at the hoist" it is this end that is referred to. Always considered dexter.
The part of the flag nearest the flag pole.
A mechanism used for lifting and lowering a load.
A manual or power-operated mechanical device to raise or lower a suspended scaffold.
Mechanical device used to lift and transfer a body from one place to another. Often specifically designed to assist in lifting a student who is unable to move themselves, e.g. wheelchair to floor.
A system used to raise or lower goods and equipment.
That part of a flag nearest the staff; also a group of signal flags to be flown together; also a synonym for width.
to raise aloft n Irons - having turned onto the wind or lost the wind, stuck and unable to make headway ib - a foresail, a triangle shaped sail forward of the mast
A suspended machinery unit that is used for lifting and lowering a freely suspended (unguided) load; can be powered by hand, air or electricity; lifting medium either chain, wire rope or roller chain.
the half or edge of a flag nearest to the flagpole. This term also sometimes refers to the vertical width of a flag.
A mechanical lifting device usually attached to a trolley which travels along a bridge, monorail, or jib crane. May be chain or electric operated.
A bucket attached to a framework in a shaft, used to carry dirt to the surface.
The edge or end of a flag nearest the pole. Flags are usually hoisted on the left side, except in the case of some Arab flags.
The mechanism on a palletizer by which a layer or load of product is raised or lowered to position the load to accept a layer of product or for discharge of the load.
The half of the flag nearest to the halyard
An older term used to describe either manual or motorized lifting equipment.
the width of a flag measured along the staff edge, excluding the fringe (the vertical measurement).
The width of the flag measured along the staff edge, excluding fringe; also understood as the half of the flag nearest the staff.
An apparatus for lifting heavy things.
The machine used for raising and lowering the cage or other conveyance in a shaft
