davit

crane-like device used on a ship for supporting, raising, and lowering equipment such as boats and anchors
Place nautical_term Q965369
davit
«Военная энциклопедия И. Д. Сытина». Том 4 (Санкт-Петербург; 1911). · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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davit

Summary

davit is a nautical term[1]. davit draws 682 Wikipedia views per month (nautical_term category, ranking #12 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • davit's instance of is recorded as nautical term[3].
  • davit is a type of ship element[4].
  • davit's Commons category is recorded as Davits[5].
  • davit's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[6].
  • davit's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • davit's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].

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Designation and Status

davit's instance of is recorded as nautical term[3].

Why It Matters

davit draws 682 Wikipedia views per month (nautical_term category, ranking #12 of 46).[2] davit has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] davit is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. 4h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of nautical term
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Subclass of ship element
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543235405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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