- Look up
hoist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Hoist may
refer to:
Hoist (device), a
machine for
lifting loads Hoist controller, a
machine for raising...
- Shakespeare's time,
hoist has
become the
present tense of the verb, with
hoisted the past participle), and
carries the
meaning "to lift and remove". A "petard"...
- In
underground mining a
hoist or
winder is used to
raise and
lower conveyances within the mine shaft.
Modern hoists are
normally powered using electric...
- 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...
- 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...
- to
automatically parallelise loops. Loop-invariant code
which has been
hoisted out of a loop is
executed less often,
providing a speedup.
Another effect...
- A
Hills Hoist is a height-adjustable
rotary clothes line,
designed to
permit the
compact hanging of wet
clothes so that
their maximum area can be exposed...
-
Hoist Finance is an ****et
manager specialised in non-performing loans. For more than 25 years,
Hoist Finance has
focused on
investing in and
managing debt...
-
should be
hoisted and lowered. From
March to
October the flag
should be
hoisted from 08.00. From
November to
February it
should be
hoisted from 09.00...
- The
klemheist knot or
French Machard knot is a type of
friction hitch that
grips the rope when
weight is applied, and is free to move when the
weight is...
