The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hoist \Hoist\, n.
   1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for
      lifting goods.
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   2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Colloq.]
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   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.
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   Hoist bridge, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being
      swung or drawn aside.
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