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deckhead

American  
[dek-hed] / ˈdɛkˌhɛd /

noun

Nautical.

  1. the undersurface of a deck.

Etymology

Origin of deckhead

First recorded in 1880–85; deck + head

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The cork-lined deckhead is caving in.

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