'Hoist bridge' definitions:

Definition of 'Hoist bridge'

From: GCIDE
  • Hoist \Hoist\, n.
  • 1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Naut.) (a) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. (b) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
  • Hoist bridge, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside. [1913 Webster]