Definition of Lifting
Lift´ing
a.
1.
Used
in
,
or
for
,
or
by
,
lifting
.
Lifting bridge
a
lift
bridge
.
Lifting jack
See
2d
Jack
,
5
.
Lifting machine
See
Health
lift
,
under
Health
.
Lifting pump
a
-
(Mach.)
A
kind
of
pump
having
a
bucket
,
or
valved
piston
,
instead
of
a
solid
piston
,
for
drawing
water
and
lifting
it
to
a
high
level
.
b
-
A
pump
which
lifts
the
water
only
to
the
top
of
the
pump
,
or
delivers
it
through
a
spout
;
a
lift
pump
.
Lifting rod
a
vertical
rod
lifted
by
a
rock
shaft
,
and
imparting
motion
to
a
puppet
valve
; -
used
in
the
engines
of
river
steamboats
.
Lifting sail
(Naut.)
one
which
tends
to
lift
a
vessel
'
s
bow
out
of
water
,
as
jibs
and
square
foresails
.
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