davit

Etymology
The word davit is derived from Middle English and, which is a diminutive of David; thus it means "little David", maybe because those small cranes can handle a much bigger lifeboat.

Noun

 * 1)  A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship.
 * 2)  A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 吊艇柱, 吊柱, 吊艇架,, 吊艇杆,
 * Danish: david
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: taavet
 * Faroese: bátagálgi, davidur
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: di imbarcazione
 * Korean: 대빗
 * Portuguese: serviola,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: шлюпба́лка