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DAVIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does davit mean?
• DAVIT (noun)
The noun DAVIT has 1 sense:
1. a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
Familiarity information: DAVIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("davit" is a kind of...):
crane (lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis)
Holonyms ("davit" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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