What is "hoister"

Usage examples of "hoister".

Lord Darcy slid the MacGregor into its snugly-fitted hoister and adjusted his jacket to cover it.

In the past few days Michel had seen a good many of the machines at Moon-base and he had no difficulty in recognizing the basic type of the flying drone: a powered hoister, many times stronger in lifting capacity than any single human muscular system could be, though certainly not speedy in comparison with other transport devices.

But the exiguous dimensions of a single alt 640 hoister bar could lift only the weight of the cage, a horse, and six adults to a height of one story.

Brown dove into one of the other cases and came up with a hoister and belt.

Windship under the direction of the Bard, with the use of sildron hoisters and floating transport platforms.

Again the white-flame machines went to work and cut the metal into removable sections, and hoisters and haulers came and removed them.

Sir Heath and his Dainnan took over with energetic efficiency, thoroughly exploring Waterstair's cavities and cliffs, leaving nothing undisturbed, loading objects onto the Windship under the direction of the Bard, with the use of sildron hoisters and floating transport platforms.