DAVIT
\dˈavɪt], \dˈavɪt], \d_ˈa_v_ɪ_t]\
Definitions of DAVIT
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A spar projecting from a ship, used as a crane for hoisting the anchor clear of the vessel:-pl. pieces of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side or stern, having tackle to raise a boat by.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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