lower deck
Americannoun
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the lowermost deck in a hull having two or three decks.
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the deck next above the lowermost, or orlop, deck in a hull having four or more decks.
noun
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the deck of a ship situated immediately above the hold
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informal the petty officers and seamen of a ship collectively
Etymology
Origin of lower deck
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Illuminated by night, it harbors tea houses on its lower deck and has served as a gathering spot for generations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025
In total, five people from the Sea Story were rescued by divers, including a Swiss man and a Finnish woman who had survived in another air pocket inside their cabin on the lower deck.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025
The airline later retreated, saying that if there were too many families with children and infants to fit in the lower deck, it would find room for them in the adult economy section upstairs.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023
Fairchild gave the Reds a 3-1 fourth inning lead with a towering, 427-foot shot deep into the lower deck in left field off Syndergaard’s 1-1 slider with Christian Encarnación-Strand on base following a leadoff single.
From Washington Times • Aug. 17, 2023
Pima was waving up at them from the tanker’s lower deck, looking annoyed.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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