shade deck

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noun Nautical.

a light deck supported by stanchions.

the space below this, open at the sides.

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Nearby words

shadchan, shaddai, shaddock, shade, shade cloth, shade deck, shade tree, shade-grown, shaded, shades, shades of

Origin of shade deck

First recorded in 1890–95

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for shade deck

Not a single human being have I ever descried on the "shade-deck" or on the towering bridge.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer
As the ship began to move a band on the shade-deck struck up "Auld Lang Syne," and immediately the floodgates were unlocked.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young