Widow's Walk (Noun)
Meaning
A lookout atop a coastal house.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The widow's walk on the old lighthouse keeper's house offered a panoramic view of the rocky coastline.
- From the widow's walk, she watched as her husband's sailing ship disappeared over the horizon.
- After years of waiting, the widow finally tore down the rickety stairs leading to the widow's walk, a reminder of her lonely vigil.
- In the foggy dawn, the widow's walk seemed to hover above the mist-shrouded shore, a ghostly sentinel.
- The creaking wooden rail of the widow's walk stood as a testament to generations of women who had stood there, scanning the seas for their loved ones' return.