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
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  • The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.
    — Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The team plans a 3,000-meter scientific drilling project to examine the mineralization system and deeper resources beneath the continental volcanic basin.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of basin
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  • Visitors and locals come to dive into this swimming hole lined with marble and filled with cold, blue water.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Garden City is a small Utah town on Bear Lake, known for its brilliant blue water, beaches, boating, and relaxed atmosphere.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blue water
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  • Her conversation with John also divulges the depths of his entwinement with current ring-bearer Hal Jordan, via a flashback to when John was a baby, in the all-important year of 1986.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Even in the depths of the recent crypto winter, stablecoins stood out as a beacon of optimism.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of depths
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  • Tycho Crater is visible in the lower region of the lunar disk close to the shadow, while bright ejecta rays of reflective material brighten the darker lunar seas, where lava solidified to form basaltic plains billions of years ago.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Bates first set up a pirate radio station at Knock John, another sea fort.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
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