crow's-nest

As she drew our attention to dank bunk rooms, electrified fences and crow's-nest guard towers — all constructed by the labor camp's own inmates — she remarked: Our aim is not to make people feel guilty.

Gulag a Go-Go Jeremy Hildreth 2010

The high-floor condos have crow's-nest views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.

Brooklyn Penthouse Units Slated for Auction Josh Barbanel 2011

We had before us a great bay, so deep that it was impossible to see the end of it from the crow's-nest; but for the moment there was no chance of getting in.

The South Pole~ From Madeira to the Barrier 2009

At 8 p.m. on January 2 the Antarctic Circle was crossed, and an hour or two later the crow's-nest was able to report the ice-belt ahead.

The South Pole~ From Madeira to the Barrier 2009

Then -- just as they had accustomed themselves to the idea of open sea, perhaps to the Magnetic Pole itself -- the crow's-nest reported "High land right ahead."

The South Pole~ The History of the South Pole 2009

During the forenoon, while we were flaying and shooting seals, we heard the old, well-known sound -- put, put, put -- of the Fram's motor, and presently the crow's-nest appeared above the Barrier.

The South Pole~ On the Barrier 2009

We heard the engine panting and grunting, saw the crow's-nest appear over the edge of the Barrier, and at last she glided in, sure and steady.

The South Pole~ The Return to Framheim 2009

I mean, come on, it did feature two soundless crow's-nest views of frozen, liquored-up yahoos milling around Times Square for eight-and-a-half hours on New Year's Eve, and you can't tell me that's not good eating.

Bill Barol: In the Pipeline 2008

I knew where I wanted to go: up to the crow's-nest.

Mark Klempner: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song 2008

So there I was, high in the basket of the crow's-nest, with the late afternoon sun shining golden on the water.

Mark Klempner: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song 2008