Lifting, often by means of a rope, crane or other apparatus.
Derrick
RULES FROM European Mechanical Handling Confederation.
The word is Cockney slang for "detective".
Of or to do with a cathode.
the word union means together.
Sheerlegs or shearlegs
Hoisting means to hoist (lift something). We will be hoisting the flag first thing in the morning.
A hudge is an iron bucket used in mining for hoisting coal or ore.
neph or nef (× ×£) = "halyard" (which is a line for hoisting or lowering a sail, flag, or spar)
Petard
hoisting
in a sailing dinghy, the name given to ropes used for hoisting the sail is halyards.
The opposite of 'Hoisting the flag' is 'Lowering the flag'.
A crane is a hoisting machine.
A hoisting machine is a device used to lift and lower heavy objects by means of a drum or wheel around which a rope or chain is wound. They are commonly used in construction, shipping, and mining industries to move materials and equipment vertically.
Get one dum brain
The answer is "crab." One idiom the word is used in is "to make a faulty stroke in rowing, so that the oar strikes the water forcibly on the backstroke." One definition of the word is, "any of various mechanical contrivances for hoisting or pulling."