Definition of "hoists" []

• Plural form of hoist. (noun)

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• "Factories; and day after day has passed for me in going up and down in "hoists" and thro 'forests of machinery for every conceivable purpose."
• "Men and women should not have to share mixed bathing and WC facilities, unless they need specialist equipment, such as hoists, or specialist baths."
• "Zuma Press A Chinese worker hoists coils of copper tubes at a copper products plant in Nantong city, Jiangsu province, China."