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
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
It stood back of the chart house on the lower bridge, and the second mate or old Jerry Smith would spend many a "watch below" with them.
From The Pirate Shark by Fred J. Arting
We started after it, and as usual it tried to escape, but a well-directed shot through the bridge and chart house brought it to a stop, and it signaled that the engines were being reversed.
From The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner by Georg-Günther, Freiherr von Forstner
The house, pierced by the main companionway, was divided into three sections—a small lounging room, a wireless room, and the captain’s cabin, over which stood the bridge and chart house.
From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner
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