a sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart.-a map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the united states coast survey charts; the english admiralty charts.-a written deed; a charter.-to lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a coast.