- (n.) The act of hoisting; a lift.
- (p.p.) Hoisted.
- (v.t.) To raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
- (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.
- (n.) That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
- (n.) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly or horizontal length when flying from a staff.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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