\'tween deck

noun Nautical.

any space between two continuous decks in the hull of a vessel, as between a shelter deck and a freeboard deck.

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1810–20

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'tween deck or 'tween decks

—n
	nautical a space between two continuous decks of a vessel

'tween decks or 'tween decks

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