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orlop
[ awr-lop ]
noun
, Nautical.
- the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
orlop
/ ˈɔːlɒp /
noun
- nautical (in a vessel with four or more decks) the lowest deck
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orlop1
C15: from Dutch overloopen to run over, spill. See over , leap
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Example Sentences
The orlop deck between bulkheads which formed the top of the tunnel was also water-tight.
From Project Gutenberg
It was by this scuttle that access was obtained to all the decks below C down to the peak tank top on the orlop deck.
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Already it was above the cable on the orlop deck, and there was an immense quantity between decks.
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By midnight we had settled very deep in the water, which was now up to the orlop deck.
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The tall, odd-looking figure that Captain Brower had pointed out, belonged to the wildest mess on the orlop deck.
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