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chart house

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. a room or deckhouse for storing and working with charts, navigational instruments, etc.


Etymology

Origin of chart house

First recorded in 1890–95

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He’s providing hope for smoother sailing ahead with a talented crew in the chart house.

From Washington Times Jul. 22, 2019

There was a little steel shelter built on to the chart house to port.

From The U-boat hunters by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)

The bridge was set high and possessed a spacious chart house.

From The Man in the Twilight by Cullum, Ridgwell

Pushing through the crowd, they entered the chart house.

From The Pirate Shark by Arting, Fred J.

They left the chart house and came out on the bridge.

From The Beach of Dreams by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

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