sea-chest

  • 1sea chest — sea′ chest n. naut. navig. a chest for a sailor s personal belongings • Etymology: 1660–70 …

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  • 2sea chest — noun a sailor s storage chest for personal property • Hypernyms: ↑chest * * * noun 1. : a sailor s storage chest for personal property 2. : a casting connected to the side of a ship below the water line and to a valve for obtaining seawater (as… …

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  • 3sea chest — chest containing a sailor s belongings; cargo hold in a ship …

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  • 4sea chest — noun Date: circa 1645 a sailor s storage chest for personal property …

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  • 5sea chest — Naut. 1. a fitting in a hull below the water line, for admitting or discharging water. 2. a chest for the personal belongings of a sailor. [1660 70] * * * …

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  • 6sea chest — noun a sailor s storage chest …

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  • 7sea chest — An opening for supplying seawater to condensers, pumps, etc. located in the hull below the waterline and having means for the attachment of the associated piping …

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  • 8sea — n. 1 the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth s surface and surrounds its land masses. 2 any part of this as opposed to land or fresh water. 3 a particular (usu. named) tract of salt water partly or wholly enclosed by land (the… …

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  • 9chest — See sea chest …

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  • 10Sea otter — Taxobox name = Sea Otter status = EN trend = down status system = iucn2.3 image caption = A sea otter wraps itself in kelp in Morro Bay, California. image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Mammalia …

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