Davy Jones's locker

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Noun
  • Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
  • But in the lower basin, the groundwater lies deeper and is largely disconnected from the river.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Tourists, families, and competitive anglers alike can charter deep-sea fishing boats to spend a day in the middle of wide open, deep, blue water.
    JP Shaffer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
  • Romantic Island Apartments The Borromeo Islands, a stunning archipelago floating majestically on the shimmery blue waters of Lake Maggiore, are an exceptional highlight of Italy’s Lakes District.
    Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • In particular, the ocean battle, with Kong chained to an aircraft carrier as Godzilla attacks from the depths, is a masterclass in tension, staging and environment-building rarely seen in modern blockbuster cinema.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The show found its audience quickly, perhaps due to the main character’s quest to spread happiness and kindness at a time when the world was deep in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sucker-punched by surprise storms and kayoed by hurricanes, it has been swamped, splintered and even swept out to sea on nearly a dozen occasions — always to rise from the sand for that next bout with nature.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
  • Sometimes warriors are lost at sea keeping the sea-lanes open in 2024.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
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“Davy Jones's locker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Davy%20Jones%27s%20locker. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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