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CROW'S NEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crow's nest mean?
• CROW'S NEST (noun)
The noun CROW'S NEST has 1 sense:
1. platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
Familiarity information: CROW'S NEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crow's nest" is a kind of...):
platform (a raised horizontal surface)
Holonyms ("crow's nest" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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