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
  • The footlocker was not owned by the man’s father, officials said.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of footlocker
Noun
  • According to authorities, Maniscalco used a marker to write the safe combination on the victim's forehead and also marked the victim's chest while threatening further violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Elegant details like a marble top are even more reasons to bring a chest home.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of chest
Noun
  • Dealers will be allowed to bring packing crates into the Grand Palais after the fair closes Friday, but no one will be permitted inside on Saturday, sources said.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Noyce, of Fairchild, went to a photography store and found a few serviceable lenses in a crate of antique movie cameras.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • The retail trifecta is completed by Palazzo Kiton, the brand’s headquarters on Via Pontaccio in the arty Brera district, geared at trunk shows and one-on-one appointments reserved for key customers.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Every songwriter has a trunk, and the trunk is full of songs that got tossed out of the show or were passed over when they were submitted or may have just not been finished.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • To sum up, the date on a carton of half-and-half is more about peak quality than an exact deadline.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton).
    — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • Apartments could come with little more than a sink, leaving tenants to supply everything from shelves to food safes.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Utilize 24/7 alarms with CCTV to monitor the perimeter of your business, the inside, and any objects or merchandise that may be targeted, such as ATMs, safes, and cash registers.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of safe
Noun
  • Unfortunately, for the foreseeable future, we’re stuck with the lockbox.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • At Big Joe Smash Burgers, police say the suspect forcibly removed a lockbox.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2026.

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