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noun
(in a sailing ship) the portion of the deck below the upper or spar deck and aft of the mainmast.
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Origin of half deck
First recorded in 1620–30
OTHER WORDS FROM half deck
half-decker, nounWords nearby half deck
half crown, half-cup, half-cut, half-day, half-dead, half deck, half-deserted, half-digested, half dime, half dollar, half-done
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