Definition of davit Davit
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NounPlural: davits |
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| davit - a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) | ||
| crane large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world | ||
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- davit (Noun)
A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship. - davit (Noun)
A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- davit (n.)
A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit. - davit (n.)
Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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davit
dΔvβ²it, n. one of a pair of pieces of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side or stern, having tackle to raise a boat by. [Cf. Fr. davier, a forceps.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine βοΈ
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davit
line 2. for 28. read 29.In the explanation of DECK, plate III. for L the deck-transom, read L the wing-transom, and nine lines lower, read Q the wing-transom-knee.In DIVISION, line 7. after cannon, read each.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β΅
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davit
A piece of timber or iron, with sheaves or blocks at its end, projecting over a vessel's quarter or stern, to hoist up and suspend one end of a boat.--Fish-davit, is a beam of timber, with a roller or sheave at its end, used as a crane, whereby to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the planks of the ship's side as it ascends, and called fishing the anchor; the lower end of this davit rests on the fore-chains, the upper end being properly secured by a tackle from the mast-head; to which end is hung a large block, and through it a strong rope is rove, called the fish-pendant, to the outer end of which is fitted a large hook, and to its inner end a tackle; the former is called the fish-hook, the latter the fish-tackle. There is also a davit of a smaller kind, occasionally fixed in the long-boat, and with the assistance of a small windlass, used to weigh the anchor by the buoy-rope, &c.
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π€- davit, noun, singular of davits.
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