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widow's walks

widow's walks is the plural of widow's walk.

Meaning of widow's walk

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

Questions about widow's walks

What is widow's walks the plural of?
Widow's walks is the plural of widow's walk.

Words near widow's walks in the dictionary

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

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