| NOUN | artifact | lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads |
|---|
| Meaning | A device for lifting heavy loads. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | crane | Lifts and moves heavy objects |
| elevator, lift | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building | |
| hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects | |
| winch, windlass | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots