orlop

American  

[awr-lop] / ˈɔr lɒp /

noun

Nautical.

1. the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.

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orlop British  

/ ˈɔːlɒp /

noun

1. nautical (in a vessel with four or more decks) the lowest deck

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Etymology

Origin of orlop

1375–1425; late Middle English overloppe < Middle Dutch over-loop covering, literally, an over-leap, equivalent to over- over- + -loopen to run, extend; see leap

Example Sentences

The orlop deck abaft of the turbine engine room and forward of the collision bulkhead was water-tight.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British

The other decks, G and orlop, which extended only along a part of the ship, were spaced about 8 feet apart.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British

The sand was well up her bilge, but she was holding together, and when I swam round to the open end of her there didn’t seem much in the way except the orlop beams.

From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold

Our berth, or the place where we messed, was on the orlop deck, designated by the name of cockpit, where open daylight is almost as unknown as in one of the mines of Cornwall.

From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford

The orlop deck between bulkheads which formed the top of the tunnel was also water-tight.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British