crow's nest noun [C usually singular] uk / ËkrÉÊz nest / us / ËkroÊz nest / âº a small closed space near the top of a ship's mast, from which a person can see in all directions Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
fairing (plural fairings) 1  A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag. ( 2 rare) A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. ( 3 Scotland, obsolete) Something edible; fare.
Definition of mooring. 1  1 : an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors. 2  2a : a place where or an object to which something (as a craft) can be mooredb : a device (as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place. 3  3 : an established practice or stabilizing influence : anchorage 2 âusually used in plural.