weather deck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of weather deck
First recorded in 1840–50
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And despite the prospect of bad weather, the unknown’s casket was carried up on the weather deck, possibly because it was too big to fit through the narrow hatches to be sheltered below, Bruns said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2021
When he peered out the back window at the tow winch, three feet of water was surging over the tug’s weather deck.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2014
He would regularly take his place on screen as the station's meteorologist, Wayne Mahar gave out the forecast in the open air from what was referred to as the "weather deck".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2014
But at the boat stations on the weather deck it was obvious that the motor lifeboats could never be launched because of the heavy list.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jake put down his helm a little, and the boys stood up on the weather deck with tense, set faces as the sloop crept in under the schooner's lea.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Harold Bindloss
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