promenade deck

noun

an upper deck or part of a deck on a passenger ship where passengers can stroll, often covered with a light shade deck.

promenade deck

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

The group on the promenade deck consisted of a lady and gentleman, and a boy of seven.

We went to the promenade deck and stood over the stern, gazing back at the shores that began to recede.

The so-called promenade-deck is simply a long roofed balcony on either side of the hotel building.

A number, mostly men, crowded together in the drawing-room on the promenade deck.

Passengers lined the promenade-deck, shouting and waving to the crowd on the wharf below.

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