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1. The act of attending to a duty. 2. Used to describe the appearance or the standard of dress of individuals. 3. Describes how a boat may be pushed out over the side of the ship by a davit. eg. "The seaboat is turned out and ready for launching".
A rowboat that rests on davits at the stern of a ship.
A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over the side of a ship, including launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.
Davit recovery position. A single davit that is used to recover small equipment or possibly a rescue swimmer.
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n.
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.
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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.
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Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
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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.
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Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.
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