weather deck

American  

noun

1. (on a ship) the uppermost continuous deck exposed to the weather.

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Etymology

Origin of weather deck

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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

Opposite him on the sloping weather deck, regarding him with a smile, stood the girl—"Miss Ruth."

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman