deck passage
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of deck passage
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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In ordinary times fares ranged from ₱50 saloon accommodation to ₱8 a deck passage.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
We went by train to Albany, where we took deck passage on a towing steamer for New York.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I by Stillman, William James
Jim said we could take deck passage on a steamboat now, and the money would last us as far as we wanted to go in the free states.
From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Twain, Mark
We took a deck passage for three shillings, in preference to paying twenty for the cabin, and having secured a vacant place near the chimney, kept it during the whole passage.
From Views a-foot by Taylor, Bayard
Therefore deck passage had to be taken and without meals.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.
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