deck passage

American  

noun

1. overnight accommodation on a vessel other than in a regular sleeping space.

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Other Word Forms

• deck passenger noun

Etymology

Origin of deck passage

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

I hastened to the landing and learned that a boat would leave within half an hour and that fifty cents would secure a deck passage to Bolanyo.

From Project Gutenberg

At Gallipoli, a large Turkish town handsomely situated at the mouth of the Dardanelles, we took on board the Turkish governor, with his pipe-bearer and train of attendants, escorted by thirty or forty boats, containing three or four hundred 216people, his mightiness taking a deck passage.

From Project Gutenberg

That cash ought to carry him a hundred or two miles along the river on a boat, deck passage.”

From Project Gutenberg

Then I could not make up my mind whether to disguise myself as a native, and take a deck passage; or whether to go on board with a bag, and book first-class to Bussorah.

From Project Gutenberg

Deck passage each way, one dollar.

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