main deck

noun Nautical.

the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.

Origin of main deck

First recorded in 1740–50

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Examples from the Web for main deck

Historical Examples

Only the blue-faced boy at the bell on the forecastle was on the main-deck.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
He could not have been hurt, however, to get down from the poop to the main-deck in the time.'
Micah Clarke
Arthur Conan Doyle
One of these devices is to be fitted to the fore-deck and two on the main-deck and stern.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
That second shot was to be the signal for the whole broadside from the main-deck below.
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini
Lots of water on the main-deck, and he splashes along; it was getting dark, too.
Within the Tides
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for main deck

main deck

noun

the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a vessel

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Examples from the Web for main deck

Historical Examples

Only the blue-faced boy at the bell on the forecastle was on the main-deck.

He could not have been hurt, however, to get down from the poop to the main-deck in the time.'

One of these devices is to be fitted to the fore-deck and two on the main-deck and stern.

That second shot was to be the signal for the whole broadside from the main-deck below.

Lots of water on the main-deck, and he splashes along; it was getting dark, too.

main deck

Origin of main deck