Lift Wires: Interplane bracing wires that help support wingloads when the plane is in flight. Direction of travel is upward from the bottom of the fuselage to the top of the interplane struts. Also known as FLYING WIRES, the opposite of LANDING WIRES.

 

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Lift Wires: Interplane bracing wires that help support wingloads when the plane is in flight. Direction of travel is upward from the bottom of the fuselage to the top of the interplane struts. Also know . . . View Full Definition

Flying Wires: Interplane bracing wires that help support wingloads when the plane is in flight. Direction of travel is upward and outward from the fuselage to the interplane struts. Also known as LIFT WIR . . . View Full Definition

Olympic Lifts: Two movements used in national and international Olympic competitions: the SNATCH and the CLEAN and JERK.

Odd Lifts: Exercises used in competition other than snatch and clean and jerk, such as squats, bench presses, and barbell curls.

Lifting Condensation Level (LCL): The height at which a parcel of moist air becomes saturated when it is lifted dry adiabatically.

Lifting Clause: A provision in a junior mortgage that allows the underlying senior loan to be replaced or refinanced so long as the amount of the new senior loan does not exceed the amount of the first lien . . . View Full Definition

Orographic Lifting: Where the flow of air is forced up and over barriers such as highlands or mountains. Moist air being forced aloft begins to cool, consequently condensation forms, and rain or snow begins to . . . View Full Definition

Pelvic Lift: A warm-up pose. Lie with your back flat on the floor. Bend your knees and stand with the soles of your feet flat on the floor. Raise pelvis upwards off the floor.

Uplift: A structurally high area in Earth's crust. Formed by movements that bend the crust into a structure such as a dome or an arch.

Shoulder Lifts: A warm-up pose. Lift the shoulder and let it down gradually.