DAVITS

6 letters 10 Scrabble points

Definition of DAVITS

noun

  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.

Related words: fish davit

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D A V I T S
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of DAVITS

Words that use the same letters:

DIVAST

Words Containing "DAVITS"

AFFIDAVITS

Words Ending with "DAVITS"

AFFIDAVITS