chart house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chart house
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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 too was swept off his feet, but he hung on—to the C. P. O. They both floated flat out on the white roller, and the white roller went smash-o! up against the chart house.
From The U-boat hunters by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)
I was in the chart house and heard some one cry out, 'Torpedo.'
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly
The wireless room originally had been the chart house.
From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Breckenridge, Gerald
Leaving the wireless house, which was on the upper bridge deck just abaft the chart house and signal locker, the two boys slid down the ladders to the lower deck.
From The Pirate Shark by Arting, Fred J.
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