| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hoisting cycle | Mining | The periods of acceleration, uniform speed, retardation, and rest. The deeper the shaft, the greater is the ratio of the time of full-speed hoisting to the total hoisting cycle. For shallow shafts there may be very little time at full speed, retardation beginning almost at the end of the accelerating period. (references) | |
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