deck in a ship
21deck light — Naut. 1. a skylight for a tween deck, built flush with the upper deck. 2. any light for illuminating the deck of a ship. [1840 50] * * * …
22deck chair — noun a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑beach chair • Hypernyms: ↑folding chair * * * noun : a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest * * * a folding chair, usually with arms… …
23deck passage — noun : passage (as on a riverboat) without cabin accommodations * * * deck passenger. overnight accommodation on a vessel other than in a regular sleeping space. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * deck passage, traveling accommodations on the deck of a ship …
24deck tennis — a game played on a small court, usually on the deck of a ship, in which a ring, generally of rubber or Manila rope, is alternately thrown and caught, using only one hand, by two opponents standing on opposite sides of a net. [1925 30] * * * ▪… …
25deck quoit — /ˈdɛk kɔɪt/ (say dek koyt) noun one of a set of rope or rubber rings thrown in any of various games known as deck quoits, as on the deck of a ship …
26deck-house — noun a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship • Hypernyms: ↑superstructure • Part Holonyms: ↑upper deck …
27deck load — Naut. cargo carried on an open deck of a ship. [1750 60] * * * …
28deck cabin — enclosed cabin on the deck of a ship …
29deck house — short structure resembling a house built on the upper deck of a ship …
30deck cargo — Cargo that is carried on the deck of a ship rather than in a hold. This may increase the insurance premium depending on the nature of the cargo …
