hurricane deck
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hurricane deck
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
The interior arrangements were more convenient and spacious than any previously, and an innovation was the addition of a hurricane deck, upon which ample space for passengers is provided.
From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow
The view from the hurricane deck, though there are no striking varieties, is too novel to be monotonous.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
To break the monotony, Colonel Maggi got us together on the hurricane deck and made a speech.
From Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts by Stone, James Madison
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