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
Close on noon Captain Pardoe came up to take a “sight,” retiring to the chart house to work out his bearings.
From The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville
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 James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
The port door to the chart house was open, latched back against the side.
From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner
It had fallen against the chart house, smashing it, and a number of sailors were laboring to clear away the wreckage.
From Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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