crow's nest

crow's nest

See also: crow's-nest

English

Noun

crow's nest (plural crow's nests)

1. (nautical) 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.

Related terms

• top, foretop

Translations

open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout

Dutch: kraaiennest (nl) n Finnish: märssykori German: Mastkorb m, Ausguck (de) m, (colloquial) Krähennest (de) n Greek: παρατηρητήριο (el) n (paratiritírio) Hungarian: árbóckosár (hu)

Norman: heune f Russian: марс (ru) m (mars) Spanish: carajo (es) m Volapük: maatabäset Welsh: nyth y frân m, nythod y frân m pl

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• town cress