underdeck
- noun
- /ˈʌndərˌdɛk/
- Specialized
- During the storm, the captain ordered everyone to go to the underdeck for safety.
Examples
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INT. UNDERDECK, REAR LOWER GALLEY - NIGHT
Fiction book (1997) -
The crew stored extra supplies in the underdeck area of the ship.
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Shots fired in the underdeck.
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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
The part of a ship below the main floor where crew sleep or store things
In the space under the main deck of a ship
A lower floor below the ship's main level where sailors sleep or store cargo
In the space below the main deck and above the lower deck on a ship
The lowest deck in a ship used for storing supplies and ropes
The lowest deck on a ship that holds ropes and cables
In the space between a ship's decks used for cargo or people
A low floor on a large ship for storing goods or where crew sleep
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.