noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The sailors used the davits to carefully lift the heavy anchor away from the ship's side. " nautical sailing vehicle technology technical machine part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The construction workers used the davits to lower the maintenance platform down the side of the skyscraper. " nautical vehicle machine building technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
