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Definition of Lift tenter

Lift tenter
4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted; as: (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter. (b) A handle. (c) An exercising machine. 5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals. 6. A lift gate. See Lift gate, below. [Prov. Eng.] 7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard. 8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley. 9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel. 10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given. --Saunier. Dead lift. See under Dead. --Swift. Lift bridge, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside. Lift gate, a gate that is opened by lifting. Lift hammer. See Tilt hammer. Lift lock, a canal lock. Lift pump, a lifting pump. Lift tenter (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed. Lift wall (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock.

Meaning of Lift tenter from wikipedia

- and the Moscow Kremlin. Only in the late 19th century was the ban lifted, and the tented roof design was revived in such remarkable monuments as the Church...
- impact from the boat lift on the labor market. Miami also experienced a limited increased in skilled laborers after the boat lift. According to data from...
- Walker Stateside GIs await transfer overseas 1950 United States The Big Lift Fritz Lang Drama. Berlin Airlift, 1948, and transition to Cold War in Berlin's...
- included the transfer of Tactical Air Command Eighteenth Air Force heavy-lift C-124 Globemaster II units to MATS. However, the units retained their troop...
- The Basics, Sixth & Spring Books, NY. (2005); p. 10. Look up fulling or tenter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A model of a fulling mill on view at...
- since that year. The red on the flag is said to be inspired by the pennant lifted by Manas, the country's folk hero. Kyrgyz rebels wielded white banners (named...
- collapsed and died of a heart attack at the age of 35 after about an hour of lifting weights and jogging in the prison exercise yard. Two of the families later...
- A loue is an ultra-light Finnish open tent-like shelter. It is used to give reasonable protection from wind and rain during a variety of outdoor activities...
- horizontally angled than on an average hatchback, and as a result, the hatch is lifted more upwards than backward, to open. The term was first used by Toyota in...
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