crow's-nest
Ship's elevated perch
A crow's-nest is a platform or enclosed lookout near the top of a ship's mast, used for spotting land, other vessels, or hazards.
The term extends to any elevated observation post: The security guard watched from a crow's-nest above the warehouse floor.
Height above reference point
- perchResting spot for birds
- vantage pointPosition offering clear sightlines
- dizzyingCausing spatial disorientation
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
climbing · precarious · exposed · windswept · ascent · vertigo · aloft · towering
Watcher or vista point
- spyglassPortable magnifying tube
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
scanning · watchkeeping · sighting · land ho · vigilance · vantage · perch · platform
elevation
Height above reference point
- perchResting spot for birds
- vantage pointPosition offering clear sightlines
- dizzyingCausing spatial disorientation
swaying · climbing · precarious · exposed · windswept · ascent · vertigo · aloft · towering · summit
lookout
Watcher or vista point
- spyglassPortable magnifying tube
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
horizon · scanning · watchkeeping · sighting · land ho · vigilance · vantage · perch · platform · surveying
lookout
Watcher or vista point
- mastheadNewspaper's ownership box
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- foremastShip's frontmost vertical spar
mainmast · mizzen · deck · vessel · galleon · schooner · barque · brig · clipper · frigate
bearing
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
coastline · shoal · reef · hazard · charting · sighting · landfall · waypoint · course · starboard
crow's-nestbilge
Ship's water-collecting depths
hold · keel · below decks · deck · lower deck
crow's-nesthold
Maintain in grasp
below decks · brig · bilge · blind spot · cabin
crow, crows, crowed, crowing, nest, nests, nested, nesting, nester