crow's nest
crow's nest · crow's nests
ґав'яче гніздо, вороняче гніздо
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Mastkorb, Ausguck, Krähennest
A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough…A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.
/ˈkɹəʊz.nɛst/
Meaning
1 sensesA small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.
Mastkorb, Ausguck, Krähennest
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ґав'яче гніздоgavʺjače hnizdo, вороняче гніздоvoronjače hnizdo
More definitions
- platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
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open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout:
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open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout:
Origin
From the habit of crows building nests high up in trees.From the habit of crows building nests high up in trees.
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