English-Thai Dictionary

davit

N เสา ข้าง สมอเรือ  sao-khang-sa-mor-ruea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DAVIT

n.A beam used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; an operation called fishing the anchor.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DAVIT

Dav "it, n. Etym: [Cf. F. davier forceps, davit, cooper's instrument, G. david davit; all probably from the proper name David. ] (Naut. ) (a ) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit. (b ) pl.

 

Defn: Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc. ; -- called also boat davits. Totten.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

davit

da vit |ˈdavit, ˈdā -ˈdeɪvɪt | ▶noun a small crane on board a ship, esp. one of a pair for suspending or lowering a lifeboat. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French daviot, diminutive of david, denoting a kind of carpenter's tool.

 

Oxford Dictionary

davit

davit |ˈdavɪt, ˈdeɪv -| ▶noun a small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair for suspending or lowering a lifeboat. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French daviot, diminutive of david, denoting a kind of carpenter's tool.

 

Duden Dictionary

Davit

Da vit Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈdɛvɪt |der Davit; Genitiv: des Davits, Plural: die Davits englisch dreh- und schwenkbare kranähnliche Vorrichtung auf Schiffen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

davit

dav it /dǽvɪt /名詞 C 〘海 〙(ライフボートなどの上げ下ろし用 )つり柱, ダヴィット .