flush-decked

American  

[fluhsh-dekt] / ˈflʌʃˈdɛkt /

adjective

Nautical.

1. having a weather deck flush with the hull.

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Etymology

Origin of flush-decked

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

The galliasse was sometimes flush-decked, without poop and forecastle, and sometimes built with both, but she was never so "high charged" as the galleon.

From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John

She was flush-decked, and sat high in the water, with a freeboard of nearly five feet.

From The Pit Prop Syndicate by Crofts, Freeman Wills

Ships which have their only gun-deck running fore and aft for the same height all along are called flush-decked ships.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

“She is flush-decked, and I make out ten ports on a side, sir,” answered Owen from aloft.

From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Lucky for us we were a flush-decked ship and our hatches sound, for the seas that poured over us would have filled us to the brim in an hour.

From Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess by Reed, Talbot Baines