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Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea.
Wiktionary
- n. A raised platform on the roof of a house, especially one on a coastal house originally used for viewing the arrival of shipping
WordNet 3.0
- n. a lookout atop a coastal house
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Architectual terms
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welkin, cornice, gargoyle, quatrefoil, frieze, bargeboard, corbel, cupola, belvedere, steeple, widow's walk, minaret and 13 more...
widdershins Synonymous with belvedere. Dec 22, 2007