orlop
[awr-lop]
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noun Nautical.
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
Origin of orlop
Also called orlop deck.
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The carpenter reported that the water in the hold had blown up the orlop deck.
Paddy FinnW. H. G. Kingston
The orlop deck in the forepeak tank was also a water-tight flat.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'British Government
There was a considerable number on the orlop in the afternoon.
Henry Martyn Saint and ScholarGeorge Smith
He cut away three iron bars let into an aperture on the side of the ship on the orlop deck, formerly a part of her hold.
American Prisoners of the RevolutionDanske Dandridge
Still he prowled about the after orlop deck, and talked at large of his anxiety for the contents of the bullion-room.
Chronicles of Martin HewittArthur Morrison
orlop
orlop deck
noun
Word Origin for orlop
C15: from Dutch overloopen to run over, spill. See over, leap
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