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
  • Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon Chaffee County The bodies of both men were found on Wednesday morning in a basin of West Apostle Mountain.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • However, Swain cautioned that the wetter-than-average conditions do not mean an end to the ongoing water crisis in the Colorado River basin.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 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
  • Ballard says El Niño can also cause higher winds which tends to bring up colder water from the depths.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The president’s approval ratings had plunged to historic depths.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of depths
Noun
  • His party not only lost control of the House and Senate, but drowned in a blue wave that swept away Republicans in election contests big and small, from sea to shining sea.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • La Pajarera sky lounge in the Bless Barcelona overlooks Plaça de Catalunya down towards the sea, and has some of the best sunset views in the city.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sea
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