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chain locker

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.


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An absolutely huge gear locker is forward with its own washdown bib, and it also provides great access to the chain locker in case of a tangle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Elwin ran to hide in the chain locker.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ocean 42 Hot 1 The interior is luxurious, yet the builder hasn't forgotten the offshore basics, like an overhead grabrail in the salon and easy access to the chain locker.

From Time Magazine Archive

The word locker, on board of ship, generally means the place where any particular thing is retained or kept, as "the bread locker," "shot locker," "chain locker," &c.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various

From ship to ship we journeyed until at last we came to one on which, down in the chain locker, we found a false floor with a locker under that.

From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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