sea chest

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see chest]
- /si tʃɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see chest]
- /si tʃɛst/

Definitions of sea chest words

noun sea chest a fitting in a hull below the water line, for admitting or discharging water. 1
noun sea chest a chest for the personal belongings of a sailor. 1
noun sea chest a usually large firm chest used by a sailor for storing personal property 0

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Origin of sea chest

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Sea chest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sea chest

sea chest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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sea chest usage trend in Literature

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