
Meaning of CROW'S NEST
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Crow's-nest`\ (kr?z"n?st`), n. (Naut.)
A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to
shelter the man on the lookout.
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