chart house
Americannoun
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
He would go down to the chart house with the navigator and stand by to pass him dividers and parallels.
From The U-boat hunters by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
I was in the chart house and heard some one call out "Torpedo!"
From World's War Events, Vol. II by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
I did see him for an instant, when the next flash of lightning came, and also two officers on the bridge; and I knew that Captain Bahrens was in the chart house.
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by John Williams Streeter
He wanted a bit of persuading to face Klondyke in "a little friendly scrapping practice" in the lee of the chart house when no one was by.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
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