deckhouse
noun
any enclosed structure projecting above the weather deck of a vessel and, usually, surrounded by exposed deck area on all sides.
deckhouses
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pluralof deckhouse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Captain Tangye had snugged down his ship for the night: ropes were coiled, deckhouses padlocked, the spokes of the wheel covered against dew and frost.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The sticks were jerked out of her, deckhouses splintered to match-wood, rails ripped off, and, after the worst had passed, the covering boards began to go.
From The Red One by Jack London
The black paint was scarred and peeling higher up, the white deckhouses and boats had grown dingy, and there was about her a poverty-stricken look.
From The Coast of Adventure by Harold Bindloss
His eyes were half closed, for the white boats and deckhouses flashed dazzlingly in the strong light as the steamer lurched across the vivid swell of the Caribbean.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss
The party between the deckhouses sways and reels.
From A Padre in France by George A. Birmingham
