crow's nest
noun
: a partly enclosed platform high on a ship's mast for use as a lookout
also
: a similar lookout (as for traffic control)
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As chaos broke out, the lights dimmed, and a spotlight hit the crow's nest, revealing May.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The duplex owner's suite connects to an articulating crow's nest accessed from the private observation deck.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The improvements included a new deckhouse, a heated crow's nest, a wireless set, and an odograph for tracing and charting the route automatically, as well as a Lucas deep-sea sounding machine, a large and pricey collection of cameras and photographic equipment, and even a small airplane.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
Holes pervade the wreckage, while the crow's nest is already gone.
—Ben Finley and Holly Ramer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2023
Featuring a slide, two swings, a two-person glider, monkey bars, a rock wall and a two-story clubhouse with a crow's nest and picnic table, this set boasts hours of endless fun.
—Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
The crow's nest topping this three-bedroom dome home offers 360-degree views.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 29 Jan. 2023
Besides its standard-issue gourmet kitchen and spacious family rooms, the home also includes a gym, basketball court, game room, grill area, and crow's nest.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2019
No Bird Box blindfolds here, please: that crow's nest plus several screened and open porches offer views of the Atlantic—plus the property's sparkling pool.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2019
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The duplex owner's suite connects to an articulating crow's nest accessed from the private observation deck.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The improvements included a new deckhouse, a heated crow's nest, a wireless set, and an odograph for tracing and charting the route automatically, as well as a Lucas deep-sea sounding machine, a large and pricey collection of cameras and photographic equipment, and even a small airplane.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
Holes pervade the wreckage, while the crow's nest is already gone.
—Ben Finley and Holly Ramer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2023
Featuring a slide, two swings, a two-person glider, monkey bars, a rock wall and a two-story clubhouse with a crow's nest and picnic table, this set boasts hours of endless fun.
—Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
The crow's nest topping this three-bedroom dome home offers 360-degree views.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 29 Jan. 2023
Besides its standard-issue gourmet kitchen and spacious family rooms, the home also includes a gym, basketball court, game room, grill area, and crow's nest.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2019
No Bird Box blindfolds here, please: that crow's nest plus several screened and open porches offer views of the Atlantic—plus the property's sparkling pool.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2019
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