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1deck|house — «DEHK HOWS», noun. a house or room built on the deck of a ship: »The Third Mate emerged from the deckhouse and thumped down his seabag (Atlantic) …
2deckhouse — deck•house [[t]ˈdɛkˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] naut. navig. an enclosed structure on the weather deck of a vessel • Etymology: 1855–60 …
3deck — /dek/, n. 1. Naut. a. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. b. the space between such a… …
4deck — [[t]dɛk[/t]] n. 1) navig. a) naut. navig. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse of a vessel b) naut. navig. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above 2) a… …
5deckhouse — /dek hows /, n., pl. deckhouses / how ziz/. Naut. any enclosed structure projecting above the weather deck of a vessel and, usually, surrounded by exposed deck area on all sides. Cf. superstructure (def. 4). [1855 60; DECK + HOUSE] * * * …
6deckhouse — noun Date: 1856 a superstructure on a ship s upper deck …
7deckhouse — noun a cabin on the deck of a ship, used for navigation or accommodation …
8deckhouse — /ˈdɛkhaʊs/ (say dekhows) noun a large structure erected on the deck of a ship in which cabins, galley, wheelhouse, etc., are located …
9deckhouse — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a superstructure (as a cabin) built on the upper deck of a ship but not extending to the sides …
10Trunk deck ship — A trunk deck ship is a type of merchant ship with a hull that was stepped inward in order to obtain more favourable treatment under canal toll rules then in effect. As those tolls were set by net tonnage, a measure of volume, and as the tonnage… …
