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        davit

        dav·it

        davit

         
        pronunciation:
        dae viht [or] deI viht
        features:
        Word Combinations (noun)
        part of speech: noun
        definition: on a ship, any of various small cranes that project over the side and are used to raise and lower small boats.
        Word Combinations  About this feature
        adjective + (n.)davit curved, electric, hidden, hydraulic, immense, labeled, notable, optional, removable, stout, tender, venusian, wondrous
        verb + (n.)davit jerk, move, nestle, pivot, rig, swing
        noun + (n.)davit Help area, boat, crane, crewman, deck, dinghy, foredeck, gangway, launching, left, lifeboat, lounge, outboard, pedestal, point, raft, stern, swim, timepiece, topography, toy, transom, windowsill  [See all][See only the most frequent]