The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lifting \Lift"ing\, a.
   Used in, or for, or by, lifting.
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   Lifting bridge, a lift bridge.

   Lifting jack. See 2d Jack, 5.

   Lifting machine. See Health lift, under Health.

   Lifting pump. (Mach.)
   (a) A kind of pump having a bucket, or valved piston, instead
       of a solid piston, for drawing water and lifting it to a
       high level.
   (b) A pump which lifts the water only to the top of the pump,
       or delivers it through a spout; a lift pump.

   Lifting rod, a vertical rod lifted by a rock shaft, and
      imparting motion to a puppet valve; -- used in the engines
      of river steamboats.

   Lifting sail (Naut.), one which tends to lift a vessel's
      bow out of water, as jibs and square foresails.
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