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noun Nautical.

the uppermost continuous deck that is capable of being made watertight; freeboard deck.

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Origin of upper deck

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby upper deck

upper class, upperclassman, upper crust, uppercut, Upper Darby, upper deck, Upper East Side, Upper Egypt, upper hand, upper house, upper mordent

How to use upper deck in a sentence

Tip: The narrower upper deck in coach is the better choice because its eight-seat rows cannot be extended.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These first 747s had a short upper deck with only three windows on each side.
The Sexy Dream of the 747|Clive Irving|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would be lethal for us all simply to watch this match play out from our seats in the upper deck.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on Mansour Osanloo and Regime Change in Iran|Bernard-Henri Lévy|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lujan befriended one crew member who hosted nightly singalongs with his guitar on an upper deck.
We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise|Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register|February 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The crammed upper deck cheered the reader and some lifted Champagne flutes.
London's Living Sculptures|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He went up a few steps, and looked over the upper deck; then he called out some guttural words.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
All the doors on the upper deck were secured by lever handles, and were made water-tight by means of rubber strips.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
Guinevere and Hinton stood on the upper deck under his umbrella and waited.
Mr. Opp|Alice Hegan Rice
Griffith directed the body to be removed to the apartment of the master, and proceeded with a heavy heart to the upper deck.
The Pilot|J. Fenimore Cooper
A ladder led to the upper deck, and climbing it, he saw across the deck a tall, fog-shrouded figure.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany