crow's nest
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crow's nest
- /ˈkɹəʊz.nɛst/
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From the habit of crows building nests high up in trees.
noun crow's nests · crow's-nest · crowsnest
- 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. When Captain Sleet in person stood his mast-head in this crow’s-nest of his, he tells us that he always had a rifle with him (also fixed in the rack), together with a powder flask and shot, for the purpose of popping off the stray narwhales, or vagrant sea unicorns infesting those waters; […].
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noun open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
| Español | carajo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 桅頂瞭望臺 /桅顶了望台 |
| Português | cesto da gávea |
| Français | nid-de-pie, vigie, gabie |
| Deutsch | Mastkorb, Ausguck, Krähennest |
| Ελληνικά | παρατηρητήριο paratiritírio |
| Русский | марс mars |
| עברית | קַן הַעוֹרֵב ken ha'orev |
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