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SHELTER DECK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shelter deck mean? 

SHELTER DECK (noun)
  The noun SHELTER DECK has 1 sense:

1. upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck belowplay

  Familiarity information: SHELTER DECK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHELTER DECK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shelter deck; weather deck

Hypernyms ("shelter deck" is a kind of...):

upper deck (a higher deck)

Meronyms (parts of "shelter deck"):

foredeck (the deck between the bridge and the forecastle)

quarterdeck (the stern area of a ship's upper deck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shelter deck"):

poop deck (an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship)

topside ((usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline)


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