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hoistaway

hoistaway noun: a kind of mechanical lift (elevator).

Noun

hoistaway (plural hoistaways)

  1. (US, archaic) A kind of mechanical lift (elevator).

Forms of hoistaway

pluralhoistaways

Origin of hoistaway

From hoist + away.

Questions about hoistaway

What does hoistaway mean?
Hoistaway means a kind of mechanical lift (elevator).
What part of speech is hoistaway?
Hoistaway is a noun.
What is the plural of hoistaway?
The plural of hoistaway is hoistaways.

Words near hoistaway in the dictionary

  1. hoist frames
  2. hoist on one's own petard
  3. hoist the white flag
  4. hoist with one's own petard
  5. hoistable
  6. hoistaway
  7. hoistaways
  8. hoisted
  9. hoisted by one's own petard
  10. hoisted on one's own petard
  11. hoisted with one's own petard

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