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Definition of crow's-nest in English Turkish dictionary
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English - English
Definition of crow's-nest in English English dictionary
- Alternative spelling of crow's nest
- 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
- platform that is partially enclosed placed high on or near a ship's mast and is used as a lookout
- On a ship, the crow's nest is a small platform high up on the mast, where a person can go to look in all directions. a small box at the top of a ship's mast from which someone can watch for danger, land etc
- platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast