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widow's walk

widow's walk noun: a raised platform on the roof of a house, especially one on a coastal house originally used for viewing the arrival of shipping.

Noun

widow's walk (plural widow's walks)

  1. (US) A raised platform on the roof of a house, especially one on a coastal house originally used for viewing the arrival of shipping

Forms of widow's walk

pluralwidow's walks

Origin of widow's walk

Apparently in reference to the women who would watch for their husbands to return from the sea, but would sometimes learn that they had been killed.

Questions about widow's walk

What does widow's walk mean?
Widow's walk means a raised platform on the roof of a house, especially one on a coastal house originally used for viewing the arrival of shipping.
What part of speech is widow's walk?
Widow's walk is a noun.
What is the plural of widow's walk?
The plural of widow's walk is widow's walks.

Words near widow's walk in the dictionary

  1. widow's peak
  2. widow's peaks
  3. widow's pennies
  4. widow's penny
  5. widow's silk
  6. widow's walk
  7. widow's walks
  8. widow's weeds
  9. widow-hunter
  10. widow-hunters
  11. widow-maker

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