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
• French: nid-de-pie m, vigie (fr) f, gabie (fr) f
• German: Mastkorb m, Ausguck (de) m, (colloquial) Krähennest (de) n
• Greek: παρατηρητήριο (el) n (paratiritírio)
• Hungarian: árbóckosár (hu)
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• Norman: heune f
• Russian: марс (ru) m (mars)
• Spanish: carajo (es) m
• Volapük: maatabäset
• Welsh: nyth y frân m, nythod y frân m pl

Anagrams

• town cress