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🕯️ A candle store ⛵ A ship supply store
chandlery

chandlery

8.8
A shop that sells equipment and supplies for boats
  • noun
  • /ˈʧændləri/
translation icon : tienda de suministros náuticos
  • He found everything he needed for his sailboat at the chandlery, from ropes to life jackets.

Examples

  • The chandlery near the marina offers a wide range of nautical supplies for boat enthusiasts.

  • In the morning, he went to a ship chandlery near the docks and bought a sharp rigger's knife, then returned to his rooming house and took a coat from his landlady's closet.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • SHIP'S CHANDLERY TYPE.

    City Hall (1996)

  • Before setting sail, make sure to stock up on essentials at the local chandlery.

Synonyms

chandler
vschandlery
6 9.0

A person or shop that sells food, tools, and equipment for ships

is the physical shop where such supplies are sold
ship chandler
vschandlery
7.8

A person or company that sells supplies and equipment to ships

is the store where ship equipment and supplies are sold
sutlery
vschandlery
  • Archaic
9.9

A shop that sells food and basic supplies to soldiers in a camp

is for ship supplies rather than for soldiers

Surface Forms

chandlery singular
chandleries plural

Morphology

chandlery = chandler (semi-transparent) = chandler + ery

Although formed by 'chandler' + '-ery', the sense 'shop selling ship supplies' is a specialized extension of the candle-related original meaning and may not be directly inferred by learners unfamiliar with the nautical sense.

Etymology

Chandlery also comes from chandler, the candle seller, because sailors often bought candles and other items from the same shops, so the meaning grew. That's why chandlery can mean a store that sells supplies and equipment for ships.