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lower deck

[ loh-er ]
/ ˈloʊ ər /

noun Nautical.

the lowermost deck in a hull having two or three decks.
the deck next above the lowermost, or orlop, deck in a hull having four or more decks.

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Origin of lower deck

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby lower deck

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British Dictionary definitions for lower deck

lower deck

noun

the deck of a ship situated immediately above the hold
informal the petty officers and seamen of a ship collectively
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