hurricane deck

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noun

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

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Origin of hurricane deck

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

OTHER WORDS FROM hurricane deck

hur·ri·cane-decked, adjective

Words nearby hurricane deck

hurrah, Hurri, Hurrian, hurricane, Hurricane Alley, hurricane deck, hurricane-force wind, hurricane lamp, hurricane warning, hurried, hurry

How to use hurricane deck in a sentence

Maybe it didn't feel good to be on the hurricane deck of a good horse once more!
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The wind from the gulf was soft, and the two friends stood on the hurricane-deck, charmed with a familiar view.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read
Clemens, standing alone on the hurricane-deck, heard the big bell forward boom out the call for leads.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
All this time Russ Bunker stayed away from the covered boat on the hurricane deck.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's|Laura Lee Hope

At length, late one afternoon, the children were taken up on the hurricane deck to see the islands of Charleston Harbor ahead.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's|Laura Lee Hope

British Dictionary definitions for hurricane deck

hurricane deck

noun

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

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