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sea chest

noun

Definition of sea chestnext
as in safe-deposit box

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Recent Examples of sea chest Upgrades have been made to all aircraft launch and recovery equipment, while the carrier's hull, including sea chests and freeboard, has been painted. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026 The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system. — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea chest
  1. safe-deposit box
  2. footlocker
  3. chest
  4. crate
  5. trunk
  6. carton
  7. safe
  8. lockbox
Noun
  • Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.
    — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of safe-deposit box
Noun
  • My dad’s footlocker did not survive the flood, but many of its contents suffered only minor damage.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
  • The work is carried out in three gray wooden boxes the size of footlockers that house the colony.
    — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Definition of footlocker
Noun
  • But that night, alone in his home, Carr took a knife and held it to his chest.
    — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Donnelly and Sanchez said, she has been prescribed baby aspirin, a statin, diltiazem and nitroglycerin as needed for chest pains.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chest
Noun
  • The albums are housed in a black and silver custom archival crate.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
  • So, experts designed a special crate suspended in a metal cage to keep the object steady and cool in the back of a truck.
    — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • In my dream, the woman with the shape of Kiju’s hand imprinted on her cheek was using a hatchet, slamming it into the trunk over and over again, her neatly coiffed hair loose and knotted.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Here’s why A buck tears into a cedar tree trunk, leaving shavings of bark all around its already scarred base.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • There’s a clear-glass bong and a grinder full of dank green bud on the table near the espresso machine, along with a carton of oat milk.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Anderson noted that whole milk cartons cost two-and-a-half cents more per carton, which can add up when buying milk in bulk for thousands of students each day.
    — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • But Paul Robinson's attorney, Michael DeRiso, said Robinson didn't know what was inside the safe.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Head into the remainder of the year with travel essentials that offer a little extra peace of mind, including luggage locks, portable travel safes, and personal alarms that can help deter pickpockets.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of safe
Noun
  • Electrical equipment and crucial wiring was also found in disrepair, while a lockbox meant to hold keys for emergency first responders to easily access the facility was left empty.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Officers who handle inmates typically place their firearms in a lockbox, but would carry items such as pepper spray, a conductive energy weapon such as a Taser, a baton and handcuffs.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lockbox

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“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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