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boat deck
noun
, Nautical.
- a superstructure deck on which most of the lifeboats of a ship are stowed.
boat deck
noun
- the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boat deck1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
From both the engine rooms ladders and gratings gave direct access to the boat deck.
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The heavy ship's plating was carried right up to the boat deck, and between the C and B decks was doubled.
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The lifeboats were stowed on hinged wood chocks on the boat deck, by groups of three at the forward and four at the after ends.
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The house for the Marconi instruments was situated on the boat deck close to the bridge.
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After sinking as far as the after part of the boat deck she went down more quickly.
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