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crane
lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
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elevator, lift
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
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hoist
lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
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winch, windlass
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
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block and tackle
pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
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capstan
a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
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davit
a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
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derrick
a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
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dumbwaiter, food elevator
a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
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freight elevator, service elevator
an elevator designed for carrying freight
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headgear
the hoist at the pithead of a mine
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paternoster
a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
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transporter
a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships
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wheel and axle
hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
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yard donkey, yarder
a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
