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davit

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dav·it  (dvt, dvt)
n.
Any of various types of small cranes that project over the side of a ship and are used to hoist boats, anchors, and cargo.

[Middle English daviot, from Norman French daviot, diminutive of Davi, David.]

davit [ˈdævɪt ˈdeɪ-]
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) a cranelike device, usually one of a pair, fitted with a tackle for suspending or lowering equipment, esp a lifeboat
[from Anglo-French daviot, diminutive of Davi David]

A small crane on a vessel that is used to raise and lower small boats, such as lifeboats, an LCM-8 on landing ship, tanks, side loadable warping tugs, or causeway sections.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.davitdavit - a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
crane - lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Translations
davit [ˈdævɪt] Npescante m
davit
n (Naut) → Davit m or nt


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A fragment of the shell shattered the bow tackle, and I saw the women and children and the men vomited into the sea beneath, while the boat dangled stern up for a moment from its single davit, and at last with increasing momentum dived into the midst of the struggling victims screaming upon the face of the waters.
He was half hidden by a davit, so that two men who approached along the deck did not see him, and as they passed Tarzan caught enough of their conversation to cause him to fall in behind them, to follow and learn what deviltry they were up to.
"The davit tackle carried away, and they are rigging the falls," he explained, a minute or so later, and then went under to head off another attack.
 
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