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

Montreal to Quebec, by steam-boat, 180 miles, cabin, found, 1 pound, 5 shillings; deck passage, not found, 7 shillings 6 pence.

From The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland

In ordinary times fares ranged from ₱50 saloon accommodation to ₱8 a deck passage.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

The men of the Twenty-sixth were in the hold of the vessel while the Twenty-fifth men took a deck passage which we didn't appreciate especially at this season of the year, December 6th.

From The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster by Bissell, George P.

We took a deck passage for three shillings, in preference to paying twenty for the cabin, and having secured a vacant place near the chimney, kept it during the whole passage.

From Views a-foot by Taylor, Bayard

That warn't enough to take us fourteen hundred mile, deck passage nor no other way.

From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Twain, Mark