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{
"etymology_text": "From the habit of crows building nests high up in trees.",
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"(nautical) A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel."
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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],
"word": "vraní hnízdo"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "udkigstønde"
},
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "kraaiennest"
},
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "παρατηρητήριο"
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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],
"word": "קַן הַעוֹרֵב"
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "árbóckosár"
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{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "varðtunna"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "crannóg"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "carchesium"
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "cesto da gávea"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"code": "sl",
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"word": "jamborni koš"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carajo"
},
{
"code": "uga",
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"roman": "mṣpt",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "𐎎𐎕𐎔𐎚"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "gavʺjače hnizdo",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ґав'яче гніздо"
},
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "voronjače hnizdo",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "вороняче гніздо"
},
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"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "maatabäset"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nyth y frân"
},
{
"code": "cy",
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"word": "nythod y frân"
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}
],
"word": "crow's nest"
}
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"word": "Crowsnest Pass"
}
],
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"A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel."
],
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"(nautical) A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel."
],
"topics": [
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "vraní hnízdo"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "udkigstønde"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "kraaiennest"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "gvatnesto"
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "kagtunna"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "märssykori"
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{
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "gabie"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "Mastkorb"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"word": "Krähennest"
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"neuter"
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"word": "καρχήσιον"
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
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],
"word": "קַן הַעוֹרֵב"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "árbóckosár"
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "varðtunna"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "crannóg"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "heune"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "bocianie gniazdo"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "cesto da gávea"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "марс"
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{
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"word": "jamborni koš"
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"tags": [
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"word": "carajo"
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"code": "uga",
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"sense": "open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout",
"word": "𐎎𐎕𐎔𐎚"
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"word": "ґав'яче гніздо"
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"word": "maatabäset"
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"code": "cy",
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