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 

• CROW'S NEST (noun)

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)