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hurricane deck
noun
- a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
hurricane deck
noun
- a ship's deck that is covered by a light deck as a sunshade
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Other Words From
- hurri·cane-decked adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hurricane deck1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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Example Sentences
Maybe it didn't feel good to be on the hurricane deck of a good horse once more!
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The wind from the gulf was soft, and the two friends stood on the hurricane-deck, charmed with a familiar view.
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Clemens, standing alone on the hurricane-deck, heard the big bell forward boom out the call for leads.
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All this time Russ Bunker stayed away from the covered boat on the hurricane deck.
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At length, late one afternoon, the children were taken up on the hurricane deck to see the islands of Charleston Harbor ahead.
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