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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAVIT

From Anglo-French daviot, diminutive of Davi David.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DAVIT

davit  [ˈdævɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAVIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Davit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAVIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

davit

Davit

A davit is a system that is used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded. The davit has falls that are used to lower the lifeboat into the water. Davits can also refer to single mechanical arms with a winch for lowering and raising spare parts onto a vessel. The maintaining and operation of davits is all under jurisdiction of International Maritime Organization. The regulations are enforced by the country's own Coast Guard. For the United States, the order is IMO to United States Coast Guard and then to mariners.

Definition of davit in the English dictionary

The definition of davit in the dictionary is a cranelike device, usually one of a pair, fitted with a tackle for suspending or lowering equipment, esp a lifeboat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAVIT


acervate
əˈsɜːvɪt
affidavit
ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt
aquavit
ˈækwəˌvɪt
brevet
ˈbrɛvɪt
civet
ˈsɪvɪt
coacervate
kəʊˈæsəvɪt
cognovit
kɒɡˈnəʊvɪt
covet
ˈkʌvɪt
delineavit
dɪˌlɪnɪˈeɪvɪt
Ecevit
ˈɛʃəvɪt
grivet
ˈɡrɪvɪt
private
ˈpraɪvɪt
privet
ˈprɪvɪt
rivet
ˈrɪvɪt
supplicavit
ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪvɪt
swivet
ˈswɪvɪt
trivet
ˈtrɪvɪt
velvet
ˈvɛlvɪt
vervet
ˈvɜːvɪt
volvate
ˈvɒlvɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAVIT

daven
Davenant
davenport
Daventry
David
David I
David II
davidia
Davies
Davis
Davis Cup
Davis Strait
Davisson
Davos
Davy
Davy Jones
Davy Jones´s locker
Davy lamp
Davys
daw

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAVIT

a bit
akvavit
benefit
bit
circuit
credit
cut it
Detroit
devastavit
dit
edit
exclusive OR circuit
exit
fit
for it
fruit
get it
go to it
have had it
hit

Synonyms and antonyms of davit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «davit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAVIT

Find out the translation of davit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of davit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «davit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吊架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pescante
570 millions of speakers

English

davit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

davit
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دافيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Давид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নৌকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bossoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Davit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Davit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダビット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대빗
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Davit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây sắt bắt vào be tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

davit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Davit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

matafora
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gru
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Davit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Давид
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gruie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καπόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

davit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dävert
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

davit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of davit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAVIT»

The term «davit» is regularly used and occupies the 58.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAVIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about davit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAVIT»

Discover the use of davit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to davit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Love Revisited: Davit and Jenova
They celebrated her and Davit's lovemaking, rejoiced in its power and ability to revive their spirits. And year after year, as promised, she and Davit came back, bringing with them the gift of existence for the duration of the solstice. "Hmm. Maybe ...
Allure Van Sanz
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Title 46 - Shipping: U.s. Coast Guard Parts 156 1-65
this load suspended from the davit it shall be operated from the full inboard to the full outboard position using the same operating crank or device used in actual practice aboard ship. The load shall then be swung in a fore and aft direction ...
3
Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia
David Comnenus 116 Davit I kuropalates 66, 85 Davit II magistros 67, 85 Davit III 'the Great' of T'ao 60, 63, 68—71, 74-6 ... Davit VI Narin 117, 121—2, 125-6, 128- 30, 132—4,136-7 Davit VII Ulu 118, 125, 128-31, 133-5 Davit VIII 137-9 Davit IX ...
Donald Rayfield, 2013
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Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
In combination, a single davit turning upon a vertical axis and from which the boat is slung centrally by a single rope, winding gear on the davit for lowering and raising the boat, means for locking the davit in the outmost lowering position and  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1912
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
other end adapted to be paid into the hollow lower end of the davit. 3. A ship's davit hollow at its lower end, a chain wheel thereon, means for rotating said chain wheel, a second chain wheel located above the level of the first chain wheel and  ...
6
Miscellaneous Publication
Dairy Industry- -Continue"!. •fG. A. Richardson, M. S., Attt. Prof. Dairy Indu*.; At si. Dairy Chtm. (P. O., Davit). tMrs. Mabel Thorwaldsen, Attt. in Bad. (P. O., DaM). Economies (Agr.) : •tR. L. Adams, ' M. 8., Pro/. Farm Mat.; Ayr. Earn. JE. W. Braun  ...
7
Gazette Du Bureau Des Brevets, Droits D'auteur Et Marques de ...
Claim.-1. In an apparatus of the class described, a horizontally arranged davit shaft, davits connected therewith and adapted to turn therewith, a transversely arranged shaft geared in connection with said davit shaft, a drum, ropes t- onneebed ...
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Canadian Patent Office Record
brake lever and a band passing partly around the brake wheel and connected at one end with one of the davit cranes and at the other end with the movable brake lever. 7. A boat launching and stowing apparatus comprising lixed trackways ...
Canada. Patent Office, 1906
9
Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia
Clearly, viewers were expected to make the link between the prominence of Davit IV at his councils and the Byzantine emperors at theirs, as Kartlis Cxovreba makes explicit.80 He was being displayed as the direct heir of this tradition: Davit is ...
Antony Eastmond, 2010
10
Theory and Practice of Seamanship
A winding handle is provided at the end of the screw for operating the davit, and a twospeed gear is available on the larger sizes. Hitherto, this type of davit has been made in cast steel. It is now available fabricated and welded entirely from ...
Graham Danton, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAVIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term davit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Armenian activist continues his hunger strike in Yerevan's Liberty …
Davit Sansaryan, a member of the opposition Barev Yerevan faction at Yerevan's Council of Elders, is the only one on hunger strike today in ... «News.Az, Jul 15»
2
Ukraine detains two high officials for corruption
Current Deputy Chief Prosecutor and former Georgian government official Davit Sakvarelidze was present at a meeting with Ukraine's ... «Democracy & Freedom Watch, Jul 15»
3
UEFA Super Cup tickets to be sold from booking offices
Meanwhile, the majority member Davit Lortkipanidze says that the process arises suspicious over the football federation and appealed to ... «Messenger.ge, Jul 15»
4
Two prosecutors arrested in bribe sting
Reporting the allegations on Facebook on July 6, Georgian Deputy Prosecutor General Davit Sakvarelidze also said a search of the suspects' ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
5
Tbilisi on the brink of a new urban era
... should be for energy efficiency, parking management, outdoor lighting, transport and mobility issues,” said Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania. «Agenda.ge, Jul 15»
6
The News in Brief
... are members of congress from the Republican and the Democratic parties, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Davit Kereselidze. «Messenger.ge, Jul 15»
7
NGOs dislike reform demanded by them
Parliament Speaker Davit Usupashvili has appealed to all interested individuals and organizations to get involved in the discussions related to ... «Messenger.ge, Jul 15»
8
Hikers rescued from gorge in Ontario, Whirlpool State Park
The injured hiker was then lifted out of the gorge with the assistance of the Davit Arm and taken to the hospital at 8:50 p.m.. Alcohol is believed ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Updated: Four die after building collapses in Tbilisi
Deputy head of Tbilisi division of Georgia's Emergency Situation Management Department Davit Gelashvili confirmed the bodies of three ... «Agenda.ge, Jul 15»
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Protesters Give Authorities 9 pm Monday Deadline to Meet Demands
Davit Sanasaryan, speaking on behalf of the organizers, addressed the crowd at 9 p.m. local time Saturday and laid out the 48-hour deadline, ... «Asbarez Armenian News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Davit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/davit>. Apr 2024 ».
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