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underdeck

underdeck

1 5.6
A space below the ship's main deck for people or goods
  • noun
  • /ˈʌndərˌdɛk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : zona debajo de la cubierta
  • During the storm, the captain ordered everyone to go to the underdeck for safety.

Examples

  • INT. UNDERDECK, REAR LOWER GALLEY - NIGHT

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The crew stored extra supplies in the underdeck area of the ship.

  • Shots fired in the underdeck.

  • Korshunov pushes Alice down the stairs to the underdeck.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • They found the treasure hidden in the underdeck compartment, away from prying eyes.

Synonyms

lower deck
vsunderdeck
  • Specialized
6 3.8

The part of a ship below the main floor where crew sleep or store things

means the broader area beneath the main deck, not a single level
below decks
vsunderdeck
4 4.6

In the space under the main deck of a ship

names the structural space itself rather than the state of being there
third deck
vsunderdeck
1 5.7

A lower floor below the ship's main level where sailors sleep or store cargo

refers to the whole below-main-deck area, not only one level
between decks
vsunderdeck
  • Specialized
1 8.6

In the space below the main deck and above the lower deck on a ship

is the whole area below the main deck rather than just that between levels
orlop deck
vsunderdeck
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The lowest deck in a ship used for storing supplies and ropes

is a general area below the main deck, not limited to that lowest level
orlop
vsunderdeck
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The lowest deck on a ship that holds ropes and cables

refers to higher below-main-deck space as well, not only the lowest level
'tween decks
vsunderdeck
  • Specialized
9.9

In the space between a ship's decks used for cargo or people

is the general space beneath the main deck, not just mid-deck positions
fourth deck
vsunderdeck
  • Specialized
7.4

A low floor on a large ship for storing goods or where crew sleep

covers the general area under the main deck, not only that numbered level

Surface Forms

underdeck singular
underdecks plural

Morphology

underdeck = deck (transparent) = under + deck

The noun sense names the space beneath a deck with the same clear composition 'under-' + 'deck'.

Etymology

Underdeck is made from under 'below' and deck 'the floor of a ship'. So, as a noun it names the space 'below the deck', the area where cargo, machinery, or people may be kept.