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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

orlop

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.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

Sand had filled up the hollows among the stone ballast, and there was only a broken orlop beam in his way.

From The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss

I slipped down the ladder and found myself in the gloom of the orlop deck.

From Hurricane Island by H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott) Watson

Accordingly, at the time appointed the two lads went down to the orlop deck, a good many of the sailors accompanying them.

From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by W. (William) Rainey

And the carpenter trotted away to a job he happened to have, singularly enough, in the hold, just under the after orlop deck, and below the floor of the bullion-room.

From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison

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