boat deck

noun Nautical.

a superstructure deck on which most of the lifeboats of a ship are stowed.

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Origin of boat deck

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby boat deck

boat, boatage, boatbill, boat bug, boatbuilder, boat deck, boat drill, boatel, boater, boat hook, boathouse

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Example sentences from the Web for boat deck

A figure well known to us all crossed the gangway and climbed to the boat-deck of our steam tender.
With Botha in the Field|Eric Moore Ritchie
He got aboard secretly and worked his way up from hold to boat-deck.
The Voice in the Fog|Harold MacGrath
Kasia did not return to the rendezvous on the after boat-deck.
The Destroyer|Burton Egbert Stevenson
The officer ordered the Lascars to take the mattress and throw it on the boat-deck, where it would dry quickly when the sun rose.
Parrot & Co.|Harold MacGrath

He came onto the boat-deck in the rear of the saloon passengers already gathered there.
Sonnie-Boy's People|James B. Connolly

British Dictionary definitions for boat deck

boat deck

noun

the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept

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