sea chest

noun Nautical.

a fitting in a hull below the water line, for admitting or discharging water.

a chest for the personal belongings of a sailor.

Words nearby sea chest

sea cabbage, sea calf, sea canary, sea captain, sea change, sea chest, sea cow, sea cradle, sea crayfish, sea cucumber, sea dahlia

Origin of sea chest

First recorded in 1660–70

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Examples from the Web for sea chest

Again they heard it and a faint pounding inside the sea-chest.
The Frontier Boys in the Sierras|Wyn Roosevelt
In that sea-chest is all that I own in the world, saving a matter of a few pounds stowed away ashore.
The Last Entry|William Clark Russell
"Of course we can find the sea-chest, you ninny," scolded Jack.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine
Within, there was the deep tray which belongs to every sea-chest.
Armorel of Lyonesse|Walter Besant

He sank down upon the sea-chest, and looked helplessly from one of us to the other.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for sea chest

sea chest

noun

a usually large firm chest used by a sailor for storing personal property

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sea chest

noun Nautical.

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British Dictionary definitions for sea chest

noun