boat deck

noun Nautical.

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

Nearby words

boast, boaster, boastful, boat, boat bug, boat deck, boat drill, boat hook, boat nail, boat neck, boat patch

Origin of boat deck

First recorded in 1925–30

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Examples 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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