| 单词 | sea chest |
| 释义 | > as lemmassea chest sea chest n. (a) a seaman's chest or box for his own clothing, etc.; (b) (see quot. 1909). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > chest used on board ship ship-chest1494 ship-coffer1557 sea chest1669 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > valve or sea-cock > part of sea chest1909 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xiii. 86 Like a Sea Chest. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island i. i. 1 His sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Sea-chest, in ship-building, a short open pipe extending from the outside plating to the interior just inside the inner bottom, the inner end of which is closed by a sea-valve placed in a position accessible from the interior of the vessel. 1942 G. C. Manning Man. Ship Constr. (1943) iii. 76 Sea valves must be so placed as to be easily worked from the engine-room platforms. When they make connection with the sea through the double bottom or otherwise so that they would require a long neck if fastened directly to the shell they are attached to sea chests which are secured on the inside of the shell plating. 1972 L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations 248 All sea chest strainers were removed. The sea valves were opened and examined. The sea chests were thoroughly examined. < as lemmas |
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