lazarette

• "It sounded to me like these guys had something go wrong in the stern of the boat, in the lazarette (an enclosed area at the stern of the boat), and they were taking on water and they e-mailed their sister boat and their office -- and, that was it," said Harris. —  JustNews.com - Local News
• Every second is now of importance to us It took us but a few minutes to penetrate to the little vessel's lazarette, where we found an ample supply of provisions of all kinds for a much larger crew than ourselves and a much longer voyage than we contemplated Very well," I remarked, as I ran my eye over the array of biscuit and flour barrels and the casks, some of which were branded "prime mess beef," while others contained potatoes and sundry other commodities, "that will do; we shall certainly not starve during the next few days, whatever else may happen to us. —  A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy
• "I did what seemed right, you know Rig that whip," said Swarth, turning his back and ascending the poop Tom secured the gear, and climbing aloft and out the gaff, fastened the block directly over the lazarette-hatch, just forward of the binnacle. —  "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea
• This the man did, and continuing their way aft, the pair entered the saloon from the main-deck; and presently, peering cautiously down through the open skylight, I saw that the two ruffians were groping about under the cabin table, no doubt searching for the lazarette hatch. —  The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast
• I recollect of frequently stepping below to lift the hatch of the lazarette, to judge by the sound of the quantity of water in the vessel. —  The Frozen Pirate

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