Davy Jones's locker
The bottom of the sea, seen as a grave for sailors and the resting place of anything…The bottom of the sea, seen as a grave for sailors and the resting place of anything that goes overboard and is lost.
» A captain sometimes goes to Davy Jones's locker with his ship.
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1 senses(idiomatic)The bottom of the sea, seen as a grave for sailors and the resting place of anything that goes overboard and is lost.
Grab in Meerestiefe
могила моряковmogíla morjakóv
Examples
5 sentencesA captain sometimes goes to Davy Jones's locker with his ship.
A captain sometimes goes to Davy Jones' locker with his ship.
It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.
The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.
Davy Jones' locker.
Translations
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Origin
There has been much speculation about the origin of this term, but none have been substantThere has been much speculation about the origin of this term, but none have been substantiated. See more at Davy Jones' Locker on Wikipedia.
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Word family
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