Davy Jones

Davy Jones

D0042800 (jōnz′)n. The bottom of the sea, as personified in songs and stories.

---

[Origin unknown.]

Davy Jones

(ˈdeɪvɪ) n1. (Nautical Terms) Also called: Davy Jones's locker the ocean's bottom, esp when regarded as the grave of those lost or buried at sea2. (Nautical Terms) the spirit or devil of the sea[C18: of unknown origin]

Da′vy Jones′

(dʒoʊnz)
n. the personification of the sea. [1745–55]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Davy Jones - the bottom of a sea or ocean Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabedabyssal zone - the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no lightbed, bottom - a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"continental shelf - the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continentbathyal district, bathyal zone, continental slope - the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zoneneritic zone - the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathomstwilight zone - the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach

Translations