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sea chest
noun
, Nautical.
- a fitting in a hull below the water line, for admitting or discharging water.
- a chest for the personal belongings of a sailor.
sea chest
noun
- a usually large firm chest used by a sailor for storing personal property
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sea chest1
First recorded in 1660–70
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Example Sentences
In this vocation I was greatly assisted by a few standard works that had been put ashore with me in my sea-chest.
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Thus put down, Joe seated himself humbly on a sea-chest, and began to pull off his wet boots.
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And once he was inclined to get out the old sea chest which had been moved with the family for so many years.
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Cargo, supplies, sea-chest, everything for the long voyage he had decided—had to decide—on at the last minute.
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There was a great sea-chest under the eaves, and an astounding fireboard, with a picture of Apollo in his chariot.
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