Davy Jones's locker

noun

Definition of Davy Jones's lockernext
as in high seas

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  1. basin
  2. blue water
  3. depths
  4. sea
Noun
  • Meanwhile, negotiations among the seven basin states will continue as the 2025 deadline for new water-sharing rules looms.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Advocates hope the findings from many listening sessions will encourage the bill's passage, and ultimately help guide future investments in the basin.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of basin
Noun
  • The expansive glass windows create a picture-perfect setting overlooking the clear blue water of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
    Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The island is only 10 square miles at an elevation of less than 10 feet above sea level, according to National Geographic. Tuvalu, surrounded by blue waters, was formed around the Te Namo Lagoon, leaving only a ring of land for its less than 12,000 natives.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of blue water
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  • In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, when large gatherings still weren’t happening, Kelly wanted to do something to bring his neighbors some holiday fun.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Capable of descending to depths of 328 feet, it is powered by a diesel-electric propulsion system that can silently propel the vessel 100 nautical miles on batteries alone.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of depths
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  • The television-programming sea, after all, is full of sharks: How daring can Squid 2 be (or afford to be) without falling into the jaws of preposterousness?
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • California weather watches and warnings Weather watches and warnings around the US National weather radar A week of deadly weather While Christmas offered a brief reprieve, stormy seas have rocked many parts of the state in the past week.
    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of sea
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