Definition of "crow's-nest" []

• A small lookout platform with a protective railing and windscreen, located near the top of a ship's mast or superstructure. (noun)
• A similar lookout platform located ashore. (noun)

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