widow's-walk
widow's walk
noun
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.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism
1935–40, Americanism
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| widow's walk | |
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| a lookout atop a coastal house |
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