davit

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.
2. 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.

Έννοιες

καπόνι

κρεμαστάρι λέμβου

Συνώνυμα

derrick

crane

climbing pole

gib

hanger

jib

lift

sloop

suspender

derrick boom

crane boom

hanger rod

hanging post

hanging pillar

sag rod

sag tie

swing barboom

boom

💥

swing bar

capon

Μεταφράσεις

bossoir

pescante

davit

Davit

serviola

gru

turco

🇹🇷

matafora

pescant

çapa kaldıran matafora

رافعة السفينة

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈdeɪvɪt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

The word davit is derived from Middle English and Old French daviot, which is a diminutive of David; thus it means "little David", maybe because those small cranes can handle a much bigger lifeboat.