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weather deck

/ˌwɛðər dɛk/
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Other forms: weather decks

Definitions of weather deck
  1. noun
    upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below
    synonyms: shelter deck
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    types:
    poop deck
    an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship
    topside
    (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline
    type of:
    upper deck
    a higher deck
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