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.
laissez faire (comparative more laissez faire, superlative most laissez faire) (economics, politics) Practicing or representing governmental noninterference, or minimal interference, especially in economic affairs; pertaining to free-market capitalism. I think the city should take a laissez faire approach to this; getting involved would only make things worse. (economics, politics) Advocating such noninterference. The Senator claims to be laissez faire, but he voted in favor of the subsidies. Resulting from such noninterference. The price ceiling was well below the laissez faire price that demand would have supported, so there were always shortages.