chandlery
chandlery — noun
- chandlerysingular
- chandleriesplural
1. a shop near a harbour where the owners of boats can buy ropes, sails, paint, and
a shop near a harbour where the owners of boats can buy ropes, sails, paint, and other things they need on the water.
Darius walked into the old chandlery to buy new rope for his fishing boat.
go/walk into the chandlery
A small chandlery stood at the end of the harbour, painted bright blue.
a chandlery + locative phrase
The Watanabe family has run the village chandlery for almost a hundred years.
Romi ordered a new anchor from a chandlery in Plymouth last week.
Most coastal towns once had a chandlery, but online shops have replaced many of them.
- ship chandler's
old-fashioned phrase for the same kind of shop
- marine store
more modern, everyday phrasing in British and American English
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the place; sense 2 names the goods sold there.
常見錯誤
2. ropes, sails, paint, tools, and similar goods used on boats and ships, viewed as
ropes, sails, paint, tools, and similar goods used on boats and ships, viewed as the things a marine shop sells.
Allison loaded boxes of chandlery onto the deck before the long voyage.
load chandlery onto a boat
The warehouse near the docks stored chandlery for every fishing crew in town.
store chandlery (uncountable)
Captain Andrés counted the chandlery in the hold and noted what was missing.
Most of the chandlery on this small sailing yacht was bought second-hand.
Talia checked the chandlery list before signing for the delivery from the harbour.
- ship's stores
common phrase for the same kind of supplies
- marine supplies
modern, plain-English alternative
用法筆記
Uncountable in this sense; never pluralised. Subject or object is usually a boat, ship, or marine store.
常見錯誤
3. a small room in an old house or castle where candles were kept ready to be lit.
a small room in an old house or castle where candles were kept ready to be lit.
Élise opened the chandlery door and lit one of the long white candles.
open the chandlery + take a candle
The castle's chandlery still smelled of wax three centuries after the last candle was made.
chandlery as a historical room
Hari found an old map showing the kitchen, the pantry, and the chandlery.
Servants once collected fresh candles from the chandlery every evening before sunset.
- candle room
plain modern phrase for the same kind of space
- wax store
less common; emphasises raw wax rather than finished candles
用法筆記
Historical or literary; modern houses do not have one. Often appears in descriptions of castles, abbeys, or large country houses.