What does davy jones's locker mean?

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ˈdʒoʊn zɪz, dʒoʊnzdavy jones's lock·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ocean floor, sea floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jonesnoun

    the bottom of a sea or ocean

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  1. Davy Jones's locker

    Davy Jones's locker is a metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers. It is a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean (to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker). The origins of the name of Davy Jones, the sailors' devil, are unclear, with a 19th-century dictionary tracing Davy Jones to a "ghost of Jonah". Other explanations of this nautical superstition have been put forth, including an incompetent sailor or a pub owner who kidnapped sailors.

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  1. davy jones's locker

    Davy Jones's Locker is a maritime phrase used in English-speaking cultures to refer to the bottom of the sea, referring to a place where drowned sailors and shipwrecks are said to go. It often symbolizes death at sea. The term is used primarily in nautical slang or in works of fiction with nautical themes.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Davy Jones's Locker

    the sailors' familiar name for the sea as a place of safe-keeping, though why called of Davy Jones is uncertain.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. davy jones's locker

    The ocean; the common receptacle for all things thrown overboard; it is a phrase for death or the other world, when speaking of a person who has been buried at sea.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of davy jones's locker in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of davy jones's locker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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