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; leap

Example Sentences

At this stage of the proceedings, Sefton and his brother were ordered below, and placed in a cell on the orlop deck, twelve feet or more below the waterline.

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Having inspected the waist of the ship, the main and upper gundecks, he led me below to the orlop deck, where right aft was situated the gunroom or midshipmen's mess.

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

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Extra pumps were worked, and while some of the carpenters were fixing diagonal shores forward, others were examining the orlops and other parts.

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"The next tier's jammed up under the orlop beams," it said.

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