Davy Jones's locker

noun

Definition of Davy Jones's lockernext
as in high seas

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  1. basin
  2. blue water
  3. depths
  4. sea
Noun
  • The samples could also provide evidence about how the basin formed and evolved.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Their straight lines ran roughshod across natural drainage basins, leaving some tracts unirrigated.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of basin
Noun
  • To the left and right are the high ramparts of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the distant wedge that is South Manitou Island and unbelievably blue water.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Picturesque Caribbean-blue water — dyed that way with food-grade pigment as an aesthetic choice and an algae growth inhibitor — spans a quarter-mile of Valensin’s property.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of blue water
Noun
  • Quaise is developing the approach to reach superhot geothermal resources at depths and temperatures where conventional mechanical drilling can become difficult or uneconomical.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Since the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, various new international funds, collaboratives, scientific programs and agreements have arisen to tackle pandemic threats better.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of depths
Noun
  • Bring a suit for a dip off the rocks, or be among the lucky few to score a dinner reservation or one of the five small, but cozy sea-facing rooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Finally patrolman Williams, during a smooth sea, rushed down the beach and with a hand-line swung a line over her bow.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sea
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