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Definition of 'crow's nest'

crow's nest

singular noun
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.
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crow's nest in British

(krəʊz nɛst) or crow's-nest
noun
a lookout platform high up on a ship's mast
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crow's-nest in British

noun
a lookout platform high up on a ship's mast
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crow's-nest in American

(ˈkroʊzˌnɛst ; krōzˈnestˌ)
noun
1. 
a small, partly enclosed platform near the top of a ship's mast, for the lookout
2. 
any platform like this
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Definition of crow's nest from the Collins English Dictionary

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