Lifting
101lifting jack — A device for raising heavy objects, particularly motor vehicles, for convenience in accomplishing repair work or servicing upon the vehicle. 24 Am J1st Gas Sta § 23. An elevator in England …
102lifting body — noun : a maneuverable rocket propelled wingless vehicle that is capable of travel in aerospace or in the earth s atmosphere where its lift is derived from its shape and that can be landed on the ground …
103lifting pump — noun see lift pump …
104lifting sail — Naut. a sail that when filled tends to raise the hull of a ship or boat (opposed to driving sail). [1880 85] …
105lifting-bridge — liftˈing bridge noun A bridge whose roadway can be raised bodily • • • Main Entry: ↑lift …
106Homotopy lifting property — In mathematics, in particular in homotopy theory within algebraic topology, the homotopy lifting property (also known as the right lifting property or the covering homotopy axiom) is a technical condition on a continuous function from a… …
107weight lifting — n. the athletic exercise or competitive sport of lifting barbells: also written weightlifting weight lifter n. weightlifter * * * Sport in which barbells are lifted competitively or as an exercise. The two main events are (1) the snatch, in which …
108Casualty lifting — is the first step of casualty movement, an early aspect of emergency medical care. It is the procedure used to put the casualty (the patient) on a stretcher.Developed emergency services use lifting devices, such as scoop stretchers, that allow… …
109Man-lifting kite — Roald Amundsen, the polar explorer, is lifted from the ground using a man lifting kite during tests in 1909. Man lifter War Kite designed by …
110Wainuiomata Mākutu Lifting — During an October 2007 mākutu lifting (or exorcism) in the Wellington, New Zealand suburb of Wainuiomata, 22 year old Janet Moses died and a 14 year old female relation was injured. In 2009 nine members of Moses extended family, all siblings of… …
