upper deck
the uppermost continuous deck that is capable of being made watertight; freeboard deck.
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Tip: The narrower upper deck in coach is the better choice because its eight-seat rows cannot be extended.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room | Clive Irving | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese first 747s had a short upper deck with only three windows on each side.
It would be lethal for us all simply to watch this match play out from our seats in the upper deck.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on Mansour Osanloo and Regime Change in Iran | Bernard-Henri Lévy | March 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLujan befriended one crew member who hosted nightly singalongs with his guitar on an upper deck.
We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise | Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register | February 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe crammed upper deck cheered the reader and some lifted Champagne flutes.
He went up a few steps, and looked over the upper deck; then he called out some guttural words.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensAll the doors on the upper deck were secured by lever handles, and were made water-tight by means of rubber strips.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentGuinevere and Hinton stood on the upper deck under his umbrella and waited.
Mr. Opp | Alice Hegan RiceGriffith directed the body to be removed to the apartment of the master, and proceeded with a heavy heart to the upper deck.
The Pilot | J. Fenimore CooperA ladder led to the upper deck, and climbing it, he saw across the deck a tall, fog-shrouded figure.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. Delany
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