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chain locker

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noun

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


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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

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

"That's the chain locker, where we stow things," he answered gruffly.

From The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar by Janet Aldridge

This was a terrible job as fully sixty fathoms of the heavy anchor chain lay stowed away in the chain locker below.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton

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