sea chest
sea chest noun: a box or case used to store a sailor's property.
Noun
sea chest (plural sea chests)
- A box or case used to store a sailor's property.
- I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow — a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, […]1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
- Now and then he slipped down into the hold and looked at his watch, which he had shut up in a large, red-painted sea-chest.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 183
- Synonyms:
- seaman's chest
- A recess in the hull of a ship, usually rectangular or cylindrical.
sea chest meaning in Tamil
sea chest in Tamil
- மாலுமிப் பேழை
Synonyms of sea chest
- seaman's chest
Forms of sea chest
| plural | sea chests |
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Questions about sea chest
- What does sea chest mean?
- Sea chest means a box or case used to store a sailor's property.
- What is sea chest in Tamil?
- Sea chest in Tamil is மாலுமிப் பேழை. See Sea chest meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sea chest?
- Sea chest is a noun.
- What is the plural of sea chest?
- The plural of sea chest is sea chests.
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