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a platform or walk atop a roof, as on certain coastal New England houses of the 18th and early 19th centuries: often used as a lookout for incoming ships.[1935-40, Amer.]
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widow's walk — wid′ow s walk n. archit. bui a platform or walk atop a roof, as on coastal New England houses of the 18th and 19th centuries, often used as a lookout for incoming ships • Etymology: 1935–40, amer … From formal English to slang
widow's walk — noun Date: 1937 a railed observation platform atop a usually coastal house … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 … Wiktionary
widow's walk — high porch or lookout on a rooftop of a house (generally a house situated in a town by the sea) … English contemporary dictionary
widow's walk — noun N. Amer. a railed or balustraded platform built on a roof in early New England houses, providing an unimpeded view of the sea. Origin 1930s: with ref. to its use as a viewpoint for return of a seafaring husband … English new terms dictionary
widow's walk — noun a lookout atop a coastal house • Hypernyms: ↑lookout, ↑observation tower, ↑lookout station, ↑observatory … Useful english dictionary
widow'swalk — widow s walk n. A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea. * * * … Universalium
