fourth deck
- noun
- Specialized
:
cuarta cubierta
- Crew members often sleep on the fourth deck.
Examples
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The cargo was stored deep in the fourth deck to keep the upper decks clear.
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During the storm, water seeped into the fourth deck, causing concern among the sailors.
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Crew members rarely visited the fourth deck unless there was an inspection.
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The supplies are stored on the fourth deck.
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Cargo is securely locked away in the fourth deck to ensure the upper levels remain spacious.
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During maintenance, crew members accessed the fourth deck to inspect the storage areas.
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The fourth deck serves as a resting place for crew members during their off-duty hours.
Synonyms
6
3.8
The part of a ship below the main floor where crew sleep or store things
1
9.9
The lowest deck in a ship used for storing supplies and ropes
1
9.9
The lowest deck on a ship that holds ropes and cables
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a simple ordinal + noun combination: 'fourth' specifies the deck in position number four and 'deck' names the ship platform, so a learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to the deck numbered four (here described as the lowest on that ship). This follows regular compositional noun-phrase patterns found across languages, making the meaning predictable and transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun fourth deck comes from ships: the word deck means a ship's floor and fourth shows it is the fourth, lowest level. Because this level was low and out of sight and often held 'storage' or 'crew rooms', fourth deck came to mean that low part of the ship.