belowdecks

American  

[bih-loh-deks] / bɪˈloʊˌdɛks /

adverb

Nautical.

1. within the hull of a vessel.

   Fire raged belowdecks.

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Etymology

Origin of belowdecks

below + deck + -s ¹

Example Sentences

The young man asked after the night’s schedule and when the meeting going on belowdecks—captains of all the flotilla ships planning the sailing schedule—might be over.

From Slate

Most worryingly, he didn’t hear the sound that had filled belowdecks for the past three months at sea: the hum of the ship’s generator.

From Slate

There was even a TV ad featuring a solo trans-Atlantic sailor named Ken Clift who, in a raging storm, goes belowdecks to sip coffee from a globe mug.

From Washington Post

Kim and I grasped each other's hands, moving our heads like antennae to search for sounds from belowdecks.

From Salon

Inside, though, Bargemusic — the tiny concert hall docked in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge in Dumbo — was alight with the liveliness of belowdecks entertainment as a small audience rode out the storm to the fiddling sounds of Johnny Gandelsman’s violin.

From New York Times