davit

n. 吊艇柱, 吊柱 [化] 吊柱

发音

其它 /ˈdeɪvɪt/

词形变化

davits 复数 davits

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    航海 交通
  2. 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.

    吊艇柱

    吊柱

    吊艇架

    吊架

    吊艇杆

    吊杆

    商务 建筑 工程 航海 交通

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

crane

整体词 1

ship

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary