crow's nest

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Recent Examples of crow's nest As chaos broke out, the lights dimmed, and a spotlight hit the crow's nest, revealing May. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 The duplex owner's suite connects to an articulating crow's nest accessed from the private observation deck. Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 Holes pervade the wreckage, while the crow's nest is already gone. Ben Finley and Holly Ramer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2023 Featuring a slide, two swings, a two-person glider, monkey bars, a rock wall and a two-story clubhouse with a crow's nest and picnic table, this set boasts hours of endless fun. Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023 The crow's nest topping this three-bedroom dome home offers 360-degree views. The Week Staff, The Week, 29 Jan. 2023 Besides its standard-issue gourmet kitchen and spacious family rooms, the home also includes a gym, basketball court, game room, grill area, and crow's nest. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crow's nest
tower
Noun
  • In Laguna Beach, canopies — limited in size to 8 feet wide and 6 feet high — are only permitted in line with or behind lifeguard towers on Main Beach and the southernmost section of Aliso Beach.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Last September a new museum opened in Miami’s oldest skyscraper, a Mediterranean Revival building from 1925 modeled after the majestic Giralda cathedral tower in Seville, Spain.
    Ada Ferrer, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

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“Crow's nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crow%27s%20nest. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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