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crow's nest

[krohz-nest] / ˈkroʊzˌnɛst /
NOUN
conning tower
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The other end includes an amphitheater and a water system; a crow’s-nest echoes the seaport surroundings.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2011

Came an alarmed cry from the crow's-nest : "Breakers, breakers ahead!"

From Time Magazine Archive

From the crow's-nest came a shout: "Small boat dead ahead."

From Time Magazine Archive

There the barrel man, high in the crow's-nest, spots the whitecoats.

From Time Magazine Archive

Worsley manned the crow’s-nest with binoculars, a megaphone, and a flag, searching the ice pack for seals and then shouting and pointing out the seals to the hunters.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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