widow's walk

n. A railed platform or cupola, typically on a coastal house. Also called widow's watch.

[From tales of ship captains' wives using such structures to watch, often in vain, for returning ships.]

wid′ow's walk`

n. 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. [1935–40, Amer.]

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widow's walk - a lookout atop a coastal houselookout station, observation tower, observatory, lookout - a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

Widow's walk

A rooftop platform or narrow walkway, used originally as a lookout for incoming ships in colonial coastal houses.

widow’s walk

A flat roof deck or raised observation platform sometimes having a view of the sea, situated on the roof of a house and enclosed by a balustrade or railing; the horizontal roof surface is usually formed by truncating the top of a hipped roof; also called a captain’s walk.

widow's walk

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noun a lookout atop a coastal house

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lookout station
observation tower
observatory
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