main deck

nounNautical.

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

Origin of main deck

First recorded in 1740–50

Words Nearby main deck

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How to use main deck in a sentence

Daily ascending the companion-ladder to the main-deck aft, she gradually faded from cognisance forward.
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Farther forward, a doorway leading to the companion-way, and past the officers' quarters to the main deck.
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The people at the main-deck guns would have rather a wet time of it.
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore Cooper
I sprang down the ladder on to the main-deck, and there found the first luff superintending the working of our heavy guns.
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A huge pile occupies the main deck, leaving a narrow passage or gangway on either side, for the polemen and rowers.
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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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