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widow's walk

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widow's walk
n.
A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea.
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Noun1.widow's walk - a lookout atop a coastal house
lookout station, observation tower, observatory, lookout - a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings


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This is in part due to the exterior gestures, which include garage-style sliding doors and a new widow's walk along the spine of the roof's apex, as well as Radic's style of interior design, which is both hungrily stark and--comfortingly rustic.
The centrally located community building with its widow's walk cupola relates the complex to the resort city's historic structures, reinforcing the residents' community identity.
The posts that hold up the railing of the widow's walk around the outside have corroded to the point that they could easily break off if someone were to put their full weight against them, meaning it's unsafe to maintain the windows without using a lift truck.
 
 
 
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