sea stores
plural noun
provisions and supplies to be used on a sea voyage.
Origin of sea stores
1First recorded in 1650–60
- Also called sea stocks .
Words Nearby sea stores
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How to use sea stores in a sentence
We had not exhausted our bountiful provision of sea-stores when we were set ashore in England.
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthAt other times we range through our sea stores, eating anything we like, cooked anyhow we like.
Rambles Beyond Railways; | Wilkie CollinsDaily we sorted our sea-stores, added new supplies, and ate what clearly could be kept no longer.
The Story of an Untold Love | Paul Leicester FordThe sea stores up warmth when it absorbs the rays of the sun; it gives off warmth again when the cold season comes.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 | Roald AmundsenSome of the meat we ate fresh, but the larger quantity was salted down for sea stores.
Peter Trawl | W. H. G. Kingston
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