noun🔗ShareDavierA 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 sailors used the davits to carefully lift the heavy anchor away from the ship's side. "Les marins ont utilisé les daviers pour soulever avec précaution l'ancre lourde loin du flanc du navire.nauticalsailingvehicletechnologytechnicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDavierA 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 construction workers used the davits to lower the maintenance platform down the side of the skyscraper. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont utilisé le davier pour descendre la plateforme de maintenance le long de la façade du gratte-ciel.nauticalvehiclemachinebuildingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
