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lifting device

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Noun1.lifting devicelifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads    
crane - lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
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
hoist - lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
winch, windlass - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds


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