upper deck

American  

noun

Nautical.

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

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Etymology

Origin of upper deck

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

But I found the upper decks of the ship nearly always vacant.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were only a couple of notably rocky days, including the final sea day when the upper decks and pool were closed and the captain kept telling us not to walk around with glass.

From The Wall Street Journal

And not just because whole sections of the upper deck sat largely empty.

From Los Angeles Times

The Bruins had gone from two points down to four points up and soon an eight-clap broke out in the upper deck among fans wearing blue.

From Los Angeles Times

Hissora, just ahead of Sarah, managed to make it to the upper deck.

From BBC