Orlop
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noun.
The lowest deck of a ship, especially a warship, having at least four decks.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Nautical
, the deck below the berth-deck in a ship, where the cables were formerly coiled.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The
platform
over the
hold
of a
ship
that makes up the fourth or lowest
deck
, hence in full called
orlop deck
, especially of a
warship
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the fourth or lowest deck
Word Usage
"Below this again is one still lower-deck called the orlop-deck."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
deck
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