sea stores

plural noun

1. provisions and supplies to be used on a sea voyage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea stores¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

We had not exhausted our bountiful provision of sea-stores when we were set ashore in England.

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At other times we range through our sea stores, eating anything we like, cooked anyhow we like.

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Daily we sorted our sea-stores, added new supplies, and ate what clearly could be kept no longer.

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The sea stores up warmth when it absorbs the rays of the sun; it gives off warmth again when the cold season comes.

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Some of the meat we ate fresh, but the larger quantity was salted down for sea stores.

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