lower-deck hold
1lower deck — noun a) The deck of a ship immediately above the hold b) Those members of a ships company who are not officers …
2lower deck — noun 1》 the deck of a ship immediately above the hold. 2》 the petty officers and crew of a ship …
3hold — hold1 [hōld] vt. held, holding [ME holden < Anglian OE haldan (WS healdan), akin to Ger halten, Goth haldan, to tend sheep < IE base * kel , to drive, incite to action > Gr kelēs, swift horse, L celer, swift: prob. sense development:… …
4Hold — (h[=o]ld), n. [D. hol hole, hollow. See {Hole}.] (Naut.) The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed. [1913 Webster] …
5Deck (ship) — For other uses, see Deck. A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary deck is the horizontal structure which forms the roof for the hull, which both strengthens the hull and serves as… …
6lower — 1. adj. & adv. adj. (compar. of LOW(1)). 1 less high in position or status. 2 situated below another part (lower lip; lower atmosphere). 3 a situated on less high land (Lower Egypt). b situated to the South (Lower California). 4 (of a mammal,… …
7hold — {{11}}hold (n.1) act of holding, c.1100; grasp, grip, c.1200, from O.E. geheald (Anglian gehald) keeping, custody, guard; watch, protector, guardian, from HOLD (Cf. hold) (v.). Meaning place of refuge is from c.1200; fortified place is from… …
8Hold (ship) — A ship s hold, in older ships, was below the orlop deck, the lower part of the interior of a ship s hull, especially when considered as storage space, as for cargo. In later merchant vessels it extended up through the decks to the underside of… …
9lower hold — /loh euhr/, Naut. the lowermost hold space in a hull having tween decks or a shelter deck. * * * …
10lower hold — /loh euhr/, Naut. the lowermost hold space in a hull having tween decks or a shelter deck …
