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lifting(2) (iou)



lifting ppl adjective. ME.
[from LIFT verb + -ING2.]
That lifts; Aeronautics providing lift.
lifting body a (wingless) spacecraft with a shape designed to produce lift, so that aerodynamic control of its flight is possible within the atmosphere. lifting-bridge a bridge of which either a part or the whole may be raised at one end to allow boats to pass. lifting screw noun2 a rotor operating in a horizontal plane so as to provide lift for an aircraft; (see also lifting screw s.v. LIFTING noun).