crow's nest

See also: crow's-nest and crowsnest

English

Alternative forms

• crow's-nest, crowsnest

Etymology

From the habit of crows building nests high up in trees.

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.

Derived terms

• Crowsnest Pass

Related terms

• top, foretop

Translations

open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout

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• Czech: vraní hnízdo c
• Danish: udkigstønde (da)
• Dutch: kraaiennest (nl) n
• Esperanto: gvatnesto
• Faroese: kagtunna f
• Finnish: märssykori (fi)
• French: nid-de-pie m, vigie (fr) f, gabie (fr) f
• German: Mastkorb m, Ausguck (de) m, (colloquial) Krähennest (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: καρχήσιον n (karkhḗsion) (historical)

  Modern: παρατηρητήριο (el) n (paratiritírio)

• Hebrew: קַן הַעוֹרֵב (he) m (ken ha'orev)
• Hungarian: árbóckosár (hu)
• Icelandic: varðtunna f
• Irish: crannóg f
• Latin: carchesium n (historical)
• Norman: heune f
• Polish: bocianie gniazdo (pl) n, bocianiec m
• Portuguese: cesto da gávea m
• Russian: марс (ru) m (mars)
• Slovene: jamborni koš m
• Spanish: carajo (es) m
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