lower hold
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It may have fallen from the main deck, perhaps in a fire that consumed the ship, down to the lower hold.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2010
We commenced to cut open the decks in different parts of the ship, but unfortunately for us our provisions were mostly in the lower hold and could not be come at.
From Time Magazine Archive
They packed the lower hold solid in accordance with the rules of stowage and locked the hatch before Van Rycke returned from his meeting with the storm priests.
From Plague Ship by Norton, Andre
“Aye, aye, sir,” said the latter when the two were parting on the main deck after the termination of their labours in the lower hold.
From The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
The lower hold of this huge four-master had been entirely cleared, and into this receptacle the devoted elephants were lowered by a gigantic steam crane.
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)
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