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noun

Hoist n.

That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.

The act of hoisting; a lift. (Colloq.)

(Naut.)

(a)

The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.

(b)

The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

Hoist bridge, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside.

verb

Hoist v. t. (past & past part. hoisted; pres. part. hoisting) 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. "They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails." "Hoisting him into his father's throne."

Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.

Hoist past part. Hoisted. (Obs.) "'T is the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar."

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Etymology of 'Hoist'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hoist" Quotes from Famous Books

... with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner ...

— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government

... much. The walls of his church stood about the level of his head. It grew increasingly difficult for him alone to hoist the logs into place. The door and window spaces were out of square. Without help he did not see how he was going to rectify these small errors and get the roof on. Even after it should be roofed, the cracks chinked and daubed with mud, the doors ...

— Burned Bridges • Bertrand W. Sinclair

... eyelids and open wide our eyes. We hoist our heads with no precaution above the crumbled parapet. We ...

— Light • Henri Barbusse

... rigging; but they did not trouble him to shape it. Further, they ordered the same to be fitted to the foretopmast and the spare t'gallant and royal mast. And in the meanwhile, the rigging was prepared, and when this was finished, they made ready the shears to hoist the spare topmast, intending this to take the place of the main lower-mast. Then, when the carpenter had carried out their orders, he was set to make three partners with a step cut in each, these ...

— The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" • William Hope Hodgson

... stood on the forward deck of the Tankadere, for making signals in the fogs. It was loaded to the muzzle; but just as the pilot was about to apply a red-hot coal to the touchhole, Mr. Fogg said, "Hoist your flag!" ...

— Around the World in 80 Days • Jules Verne

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