chain locker
Americannoun
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Maritime newsletters and shipping insurance reports offer a macabre accounting of the victims: “Crushed in the chain locker,” “asphyxiated by bunker fumes,” “found under a retracted anchor.”
From New York Times
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 Project Gutenberg
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
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
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