hoist a boat

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• hoist — hoist1 [hɔıst] v also hoist up [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hoise to lift (15 19 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch hischen] 1.) to raise, lift, or pull up something, especially using ropes ▪ The crew hurried to hoist the flag. 2.) be hoist… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• boat davits — Davit Dav it, n. [Cf. F. davier forceps, davit, cooper s instrument, G. david davit; all probably from the proper name David.] (Naut.) (a) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• boat fall — noun : a tackle used to hoist or lower a ship s boat from or to the davits usually used in plural …   Useful english dictionary

• Tub boat lift — Tub boats are small boats used to transport coal and other minerals, sometimes working singly, sometimes in long trains. When it is required to move them between different elevations of canal, locks, boat lifts and inclined planes have all been… …   Wikipedia

• ПОДНИМАТЬ или ПОДЫМАТЬ, ПОДНЯТЬ — (То get in) взнести, втащить, отделить силой от места, повысить. Поднять парус до места (То hoist a sail quite home, quite aloft) подтянуть фал, чтобы парус был поднят как можно выше. Поднять пары (То get up steam) довести пары в котле до… …   Морской словарь

• HMAS Armidale (J240) — HMAS Armidale (J240), named for the city of Armidale, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).cite web |url …   Wikipedia

• fall — [fôl] vi. fell, fallen, falling [ME fallen < OE feallan, to fall, akin to Ger fallen < IE base * phol , to fall > Lith púolu, to fall] I to come down by the force of gravity; drop; descend 1. to come down because detached, pushed,… …   English World dictionary

• weigh anchor — verb heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑weigh the anchor • Hypernyms: ↑heave, ↑heave up, ↑heft, ↑heft up • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

• set sail — hoist the sails of a boat. ↘begin a voyage. → set …   English new terms dictionary

• Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia