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
  • The condition may have caused pain and produced a deformation or swelling on her chest.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An open bag of ice cream was stored outside and not in an ice chest.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of chest
Noun
  • Also onboard is a new third mate named Angie (Annabelle Wallis), a last-minute substitute with a bouncy ponytail, and my least favorite plot device, a crate of human trafficking victims.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • During the week, Rowdy sleeps at the shop in his crate, and volunteers will come in the evening to let him outside and keep him company.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • Two small cedar trees were found snapped at the trunk, and that’s the extent of the storm damage, investigators said in a preliminary report.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the trunk, Temerian found much of the Ferrari’s original paperwork, including Jordan’s Illinois title certificate from 1997.
    — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • Consumers can identify recalled cartons by the codes P-1950 or 0840962 alongside a Julian date between 157 and 184, printed in date-coding ink on the side of the carton.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The shelf life of an average carton of strawberries could be extended considerably with this coating, Yang said.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • The event featured live music, free giveaways that included Chromebooks, gas cards and biometric gun safes, and presentations from guests who spoke about safety.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The group shattered windows, stole or attempted to steal cash, register drawers and safes.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of safe
Noun
  • The megatext should feel like an undiscovered continent, not a lockbox with an unknown code.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Nelson Smith said whoever was responsible also broke into the stand's lockbox, which was empty.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 6 Aug. 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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