'tween deck

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. any space between two continuous decks in the hull of a vessel, as between a shelter deck and a freeboard deck.

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'tween deck British  

noun

1. nautical a space between two continuous decks of a vessel

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Etymology

Origin of 'tween deck

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

The ’tween deck reminds me of the root cellar at the orphanage, with its close walls and ceiling.

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The ’tween deck seems dark after all those sunlit days on the island.

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Foul weather makes the ’tween deck even darker.

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The rain comes down in torrents, and when we shout that it is flooding the ’tween deck, the sailors oblige us by covering up the hatch so that we are shut in the dark with only stale, vomit-scented air to breathe.

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Then they are ushered below to the ’tween deck for the long journey home.

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