outil de levage

Definitions of outil de levage
  1. noun
    a device for lifting heavy loads
    synonyms: appareil de levage
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    grue
    lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
    ascenseur
    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
    appareil élevateur, ascenseur, monte-charge
    lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
    treuil
    lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
    treuil
    a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
    grue
    a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
    monte-charge
    an elevator designed for carrying freight
    type of:
    appareil, outil
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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