ALL meanings of widow's walk
widow's walk
W w - noun widow's walk a platform or walk atop a roof, as on certain coastal New England houses of the 18th and early 19th centuries: often used as a lookout for incoming ships. 1
- noun widow's walk a type of railed viewing platform built on the roof of some 19th century houses in America and often built round a cupola 0
- noun widow's walk a platform with a rail around it, built onto the roof of some New England houses, as along the coast, formerly for observing ships at sea 0