belowdecks
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of belowdecks
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jul. 22, 2025
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 ● Aug. 21, 2022
Kim and I grasped each other's hands, moving our heads like antennae to search for sounds from belowdecks.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021
This area offers ample storage for fenders and life jackets and other bulky gear that would only get in the way belowdecks.
From Time Magazine Archive
How and Bakewell waded through the icy water that flooded the belowdecks cabins and brought out an important treasure from the darkroom: Frank Hurley’s box of glass photographic plates.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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