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noun
- 1. a railed platform built on a roof, originally in early New England houses, for providing an unimpeded sea view. North American
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- Widow's walk
Railed rooftop platform on a house
A widow's walk, also known as a widow's watch or roofwalk, is a railed rooftop platform often having an inner cupola/turret frequently found on 19th-century North American coastal houses. The name is said to come from the wives of mariners, who would watch for their spouses' return, often in vain as the ocean took their lives, leaving the women widows. In other coastal communities, the platforms w... Wikipedia
