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chain locker

noun

Nautical.
  1. a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.


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Maritime newsletters and shipping insurance reports offer a macabre accounting of the victims: “Crushed in the chain locker,†“asphyxiated by bunker fumes,†“found under a retracted anchor.â€

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The word locker, on board of ship, generally means the place where any particular thing is retained or kept, as "the bread locker," "shot locker," "chain locker," &c.

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Elwin ran to hide in the chain locker.

Ocean 42 Hot 1 The interior is luxurious, yet the builder hasn't forgotten the offshore basics, like an overhead grabrail in the salon and easy access to the chain locker.

An absolutely huge gear locker is forward with its own washdown bib, and it also provides great access to the chain locker in case of a tangle.

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