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device used for lifting or lowering a load
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hoist

Summary

hoist ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hoist is a type of appliance[2].
  • hoist's Commons category is recorded as Hoists[3].
  • hoist comprises pulley[4].
  • hoist's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vertical transport devices[5].
  • hoist's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • hoist's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].

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Definition and Type

hoist is a type of appliance[2].

Use and Application

hoist comprises pulley[4].

Why It Matters

hoist ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (675 views/month).[1] hoist has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] hoist is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · MB-one · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → appliance
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q39546]]"
  2. 9w ago · Humoyun Qodirov · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Subclass of → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → pulley
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q65286109 */"
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