hurricane deck

American  

noun

1. a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.

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hurricane deck British  

noun

1. a ship's deck that is covered by a light deck as a sunshade

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Other Word Forms

• hurricane-decked
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hurricane deck

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hurricane deck

We were not under the necessity of being 'grub-staked' by anyone, or more ostentatiously on the hurricane deck of a cayuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his cabin on the hurricane deck, First Assistant Radio Officer George I. Alagna was awakened by a heavy trampling of feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lieutenant Kingsbury, in command of the gunnery crew assigned to Raoul from Fort Crawford, came up the stairs from the foredeck to the hurricane deck and entered the pilot house.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert

I had misgivings for my late patient, whom I had not seen for the last thirty-six hours, although she had made an appearance on the hurricane deck in a chair.

From Hurricane Island by Watson, H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott)

The fire lads stood on the hurricane deck, with flames roaring about them and water up to their knees surging past like a mill-race; it was the return torrent from their own nozzles.

From Careers of Danger and Daring by Moffett, Cleveland