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Davit
Description:
A davit is a device used on ships or boats for supporting, raising, and lowering boats, lifeboats, or other objects over the side of the vessel.
Parts of Speech:
Senses:
- A crane-like device used on ships for raising or lowering boats or other objects.
Usages:
- Popular: The davit on the ship's deck was used to lower the lifeboat into the water during the emergency.
- Local: In the coastal town, fishermen rely on davits to hoist their small fishing boats onto larger vessels for transport.
Sample Sentences:
- He secured the lifeboat to the davit and prepared to lower it into the rough sea.
- The davit's mechanism creaked as the heavy cargo was slowly lifted off the deck.
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