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    crow's nest

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Water
    ˈcrow’s nest noun [countable]  TTWa small box at the top of a ship’s mast from which someone can watch for danger, land etc 〔船上的〕桅斗，桅杆望台
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    crow's nest• Grant climbs up the aluminium ladder into the crow's nest and surveys the horizon with binoculars.
    ˈcrow’s nest nounChineseSyllable
    at top Corpus the ship’s box a small of a


    crow's nest
    ˈcrow’s nest noun [countable]
    a small box at the top of a ship’s mast from which someone can watch for danger, land etc


    crow's nestBrE /ˈkrəʊz nest/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkroʊz nest/ 🔊 nouna platform at the top of a ship's mast (= the post that supports the sails) from which sb can see a long way and watch for land, danger, etc. 桅杆瞭望台