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noun • a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) | ||||
| 32% | 10 | Commonly used on ships to hoist anchors | ||
noun • lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds | ||||
| 25% | 10 | Tools used by sailors to hoist cargo or supplies onto ships | ||
noun • A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out. • A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc. verb • To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle | ||||
Ships Hoist
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DAVIT which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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