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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.
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Origin of sea chest
First recorded in 1660–70
Words nearby sea chest
sea cabbage, sea calf, sea canary, sea captain, sea change, sea chest, seacoast, seacock, sea cow, sea crayfish, sea cucumber
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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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