1) Anchor hoister 2) Anchor hoister-upper 3) Anchor lifter 4) Boat crane 5) Boat hoist 6) Boat lift 7) Boat-lifting device 8) Boat-lowering device 9) Cargo crane 10) Cargo hoist 11) Crane 12) Crane on a cruiser 13) Crane used to hoist lifeboats 14) Cranelike device 15) Hoist 16) Hoist on a ship 17) Hoisting crane
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1) Crane 2) Hoist
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A davit is a system that is used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded. The davit has falls (now made of wire, used to be made of manilla) that are used to lower the lifeboat into the water. Davits can also refer to single mechanical arms with a winch for lowering and raising spare parts onto a vessel. The maintaini...
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device for hoisting and lowering a boat
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device for hoisting and lowering a boat
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Curved or straight-arm crane for lifting, lowering, and storing ship's boats. Stern davits were at the stern and quarter davits were at the aft side of the ship.
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• (n.) 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; -- called also the fish davit. • (n.) 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 ...
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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; called also the fish davit. ... 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 ...
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Dav'it noun [ Confer French
davier forceps, davit, cooper's instrument, German
david davit; all probably from the proper name
David .]
(Nautical) (a) 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 i...
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n] - a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
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noun a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
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A steel structure that hoist lifeboats over the side of the ship
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