davit
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdævɪt/
- Specialized
- The fisherman secured his catch using a davit to lift it on board.
- an electric davit
- an optional davit
- davit system
Examples
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They cranked the davits in to drag the collapsible over the side.
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The boatswain followed and stood by the rear davit.
Fiction book (1998) -
Get these davits cranked in!
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There'll be no time to get them off the davits.
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Most carrier vessels transport their purse boats aft on davits swung overboard.
Academic text (1991) -
The number-one davit remains in that cranked-in position, an unspoken monument to Murdoch's dedication and heroism.
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The main walkway from the house, paved with old keystone, led to the seawall and a boathouse, where Jack kept his fishing boat raised on davits.
Fiction book (2001) -
He put davits on the ship that were designed to take a lifeboat from here and lift it outward and then go inward and pick up a second lifeboat in a second position and go out.
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The crew used the davit to safely lower the lifeboat into the water.
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Each ship has two davit systems to deploy its lifeboats in emergencies.
Synonyms
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8.5
A crane with a long arm used to lift heavy things on ships or work sites
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Davit probably comes from an old personal name like David, used in ship language long ago for a small lifting arm. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a davit as a 'little David' arm that holds and lowers a lifeboat, so today a davit means the small crane on a ship used to raise and lower boats.