- sea chest
- nouna sailor's storage chest for personal property• Hypernyms: ↑chest
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noun1. : a sailor's storage chest for personal property2. : a casting connected to the side of a ship below the water line and to a valve for obtaining seawater (as for condensers)* * *
Naut.1. a fitting in a hull below the water line, for admitting or discharging water.2. a chest for the personal belongings of a sailor.[1660-70]* * *
sea chest nounA seaman's trunk• • •Main Entry: ↑sea* * *
sea chest,1. a seaman's chest or box for his clothing and other belongings.2. = seacock. (Cf. ↑seacock)* * *
n. a sailor's storage chest
Useful english dictionary. 2012.