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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: platform
From the habit of crows building nests high up in trees.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
vraní hnízdo
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Danish:
udkigstønde
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Dutch:
kraaiennest
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Esperanto:
gvatnesto
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Faroese:
kagtunna
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Finnish:
märssykori
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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French:
nid-de-pie
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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French:
vigie
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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French:
gabie
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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German:
Mastkorb
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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German:
Ausguck
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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German:
Krähennest
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Greek:
παρατηρητήριο
(paratiritírio)
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Ancient Greek:
καρχήσιον
(karkhḗsion)
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Hebrew:
קַן הַעוֹרֵב
(ken ha'orev)
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Hungarian:
árbóckosár
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Icelandic:
varðtunna
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Irish:
crannóg
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Latin:
carchesium
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Norman:
heune
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
utkikstønne
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Polish:
bocianie gniazdo
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Polish:
bocianiec
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Portuguese:
cesto da gávea
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Russian:
марс
(mars)
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Sicilian:
coffa
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Slovene:
jamborni koš
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Swedish:
mastkorg
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Swedish:
utkikstunna
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Ugaritic:
𐎎𐎕𐎔𐎚
(mṣpt)
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Ukrainian:
ґав'яче гніздо
(gavʺjače hnizdo)
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Ukrainian:
вороняче гніздо
(voronjače hnizdo)
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Volapük:
maatabäset
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Welsh:
nyth y frân
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
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Welsh:
nythod y frân
— open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout
