Term: davit: a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: caretaker: an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: margin of safety: the margin required in order to insure safety
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: suntrap: a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: stigma: an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: publication: a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: triplet code: the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: swamp sparrow: North American finch of marshy area
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: civil marriage: a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: asceticism: the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
Broader: crane: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | Unrelated: exhibition season: the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games