Topic: WATER
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Middle Dutch |
| Origin: | dec 'roof, covering' |
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deck1
[countable]
[countable]1TTW
on a ship
a) the outside top level of a ship that you can walk or sit on :
b) one of the different levels on a ship
3 a wooden floor built out from the back of a house, where you can sit and relax outdoors [↪ decking]: deck furniture
at the back of a house
American EnglishDHHdeck furniture➔ all hands on deck
at hand1 (38); ➔ clear the decks
at clear2 (17); ➔ hit the deck
at hit1 (17)WORD FOCUS: shipWORD FOCUS: ship a ship that carries people: passenger ship, cruise ship, liner, ferry, ro-ro
a ship that carries goods: cargo ship, merchant ship, freighter, oil tanker, super tanker, barge
a small ship: boat, motorboat, powerboat
a ship with sails: yacht, dinghy, sailing ship, sailing boat British English/sailboat American English, catamaran
a fighting ship: warship, aircraft carrier, battleship, cruiser, frigate, destroyer, minesweeper, gunboat, man-of-war old-fashioned
a ship that people live on: houseboat, narrow boat British English
a ship that goes under water: submarine
people on a ship: sailor, captain, passenger, seaman, the crew
parts of a ship: deck, cabin, porthole, engine room, mast, rudder, hullship
➔ See also ship
