noun🔗ShareA 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."The ship's davit was used to lift the heavy anchor. "nauticalsailingvehicletechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."The crew used the davit to lower the lifeboat safely into the water. "nauticaltechnicalmachinesailingbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
