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Definition of Davit
1. Noun. A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat).
Definition of Davit
1. n. 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.
Definition of Davit
1. Noun. (nautical) 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. ¹
2. Noun. (context: nautical construction) a crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Davit
1. a hoisting device on a ship [n -S]
Medical Definition of Davit
1. 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. 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. Origin: Cf. F. Davier forceps, davit, cooper's instrument, G. David davit; all probably from the proper name David. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Davit
Literary usage of Davit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"If affected only by a bending moment, a davit might be • regarded simply as a
loaded beam, but, of course, besides a bending moment, it is subjected to a ..."
2. Shipbuilding Cyclopedia: A Reference Book Covering Definitions of by Bibber Webster, J. L. Bates, Stephen McKay Phillips, Alfred Henry Haag (1920)
"H is the height of the davit above the keeper, and S is the spread or ... When the
davit is to be of wrought iron and of sufficient strength to carry the ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Ep. to davit. J- Ye're maybe wrang. Ep. to J. L—k, Ар. /í/, /o. An' never think
o' right an' ... (To say aught less wad wrang the cartes, Ep. to davit. ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"3 struck the ram, rebounded and exploded, cutting away port forward boat davit,
and fragments passing through deck forward of boiler and starboard waist, ..."
5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"A shell from — Xo.3 struck the ram, rebounded and explode::. ?.. ting away port
forward boat davit, ..."
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