Davy Jones' locker
Sailors' final destination
Davy Jones' locker is the bottom of the sea, especially as the grave of those who drown or are buried at sea.
Davy Jones is a sailors' personification of the sea or the spirit of the deep.
To be sent to Davy Jones' locker is to drown or sink: The storm sent the ship to Davy Jones' locker.
The phrase appears in nautical lore and pirate fiction.
- mermaidsHalf-woman, half-fish beings
- krakenGiant squid of legend
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- NeptuneEighth planet or sea deity
- ghost shipsUnmanned vessels found adrift
oblivion · watery grave · sea burial · briny · trench · Flying Dutchman · shipwreck · Mariana Trench · deep six · burial rites · Poseidon · ocean floor · lost at sea · sirens · sea monsters · afterlife · whirlpool · requiem
Davy Jones' lockerterra firma
Solid ground underfoot
graveyard · cemetery · churchyard · hallowed ground · burial plot
Davy Jones' lockersafe harbor
Protected place for vessels
home port · landfall · dry dock · shore · smooth sailing
Davy Jones' lockerheaven
Sky or bliss
paradise · eternal rest · Valhalla · Elysium · hallowed ground
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