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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hoist \Hoist\, n.
1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for
lifting goods.
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2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Colloq.]
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3. (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. --Totten.
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{Hoist bridge}, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being
swung or drawn aside.
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