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ALL meanings of crow's nest

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  • singular noun crow's nest 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. 3
  • noun crow's nest a lookout platform high up on a ship's mast 3
  • noun crow's nest a small, partly enclosed platform near the top of a ship's mast, for the lookout 3
  • noun crow's nest any platform like this 3
  • noun crow's nest lookout on a ship 1
  • noun crow's nest structure made by bird 1
  • noun crow's nest (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. 0
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