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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The party between the deckhouses sways and reels.
From A Padre in France by George A. Birmingham
Between two of the deckhouses on the lower deck of this steamer is a narrow passage.
From A Padre in France by George A. Birmingham
Her great bow seemed to be rising out of the water like a headland, over which Frank could just see the tiers of white deckhouses, one mast, and the tall smokestack.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Harold Bindloss
Miller's men were building horse stalls, caulking the decks, resecuring the deckhouses, putting in bolts and various small fittings.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
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
