Elevating
121Raising plate — Raising Rais ing (r[=a]z [i^]ng), n. 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.… …
122To elevate a piece — Elevate El e*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elevated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elevating}.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See {Levity}.] 1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up;… …
123Verbal inspiration — Inspiration In spi*ra tion, n. [F. inspiration, L. inspiratio. See {Inspire}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the… …
124gun carriage — A mobile or fixed support for a gun. It sometimes includes the elevating and traversing mechanisms. Also called carriage …
125elevation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the height to which something is elevated: as a. the angular distance of something (as a celestial object) above the horizon b. the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon c. the height above the level of the… …
126grain elevator — noun Date: 1852 a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain …
127lift — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lyft Date: before 12th century chiefly Scottish heavens, sky II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse lypta; akin to Old English lyft air more at loft Date: 14th century …
128overpass — I. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to pass across, over, or beyond ; cross; also surpass 2. transgress 3. disregard, ignore II. noun Date: 1929 …
