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widow's walk

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea.

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  • noun US A raised platform on the roof of a house, especially one on a coastal house originally used for viewing the arrival of shipping

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  • noun a lookout atop a coastal house

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hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. lookout
  2. lookout station
  3. observation tower
  4. observatory

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  • widdershins commented on the word widow's walk

    Synonymous with belvedere.

    December 22, 2007

  • bilby commented on the word widow's walk

    I love terms like this that give you quite a bit to unpack.

    May 16, 2022

  • bilby commented on the word widow's walk

    I love terms like this that give you quite a bit to unfardle.

    May 19, 2022