underdeck

1 of 2

noun

: a lower deck of a ship

underdeck

2 of 2

adjective

"

: belonging to or carried in a space below the main deck or the tonnage deck

Word History

Etymology

Noun

under entry 3 + deck

Adjective

under entry 2 + deck, noun

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