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half deck

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, noun

Words 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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Example sentences from the Web for half deck

The beams of the main-deck are of American or German oak, those of the lower deck and half-deck of pitch-pine and Norwegian fir.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen
It doubled her security in this particular, more than answering the purposes of a half-deck and wash-board.
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper
After a while he went to the half-deck and knocked at the Gunnery Lieutenant's cabin door.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
Mr. Markitall went down under the half-deck to make the inquiry.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters|Frederick Marryat

And in a moment his four companions were standing up on the boat's half-deck and gazing out with searching eyes across the ocean.
The Golden Galleon|Robert Leighton

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