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crow's nest

[krohz-nest] / ˈkroʊzˌnɛst /
NOUN
conning tower
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The other end includes an amphitheater and a water system; a crow’s-nest echoes the seaport surroundings.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2011

The transparent topsail shows the silhouette of a combined crow's-nest and Holy Grail.

From Time Magazine Archive

Israeli soldiers man the crow's-nest continually, logging every movement on the other side.

From Time Magazine Archive

There the barrel man, high in the crow's-nest, spots the whitecoats.

From Time Magazine Archive

Feeling like a rat in a trap, Worsley looked for leads from the crow’s-nest and signaled the course to the man on the bridge.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong