English Dictionary

sea chest

noun

(nautical) A common name for what is formally called a seaman's chest. A box or case which is used to store a sailor's property.

The sailor stored his belongings in the sea chest.

意味（1）

(nautical) A common name for what is formally called a seaman's chest. A box or case which is used to store a sailor's property.

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.

意味（2）

(nautical) A recess in the hull of a ship. Usually rectangular or cylindrical in shape.