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–noun Nautical.

the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.

Also called orlop deck.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME overloppe < MD over-loop covering, lit., an over-leap, equiv. to over- over- + -loopen to run, extend; see leap

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n. The lowest deck of a ship, especially a warship, having at least four decks.

[Middle English overlop, floor covering a ship's hold, from Middle Low German overlōp : over, over; see uper in Indo-European roots + lōp, a running.]

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orlop
noun
the fourth or lowest deck [syn: orlop deck]

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Or"lop\, n. [D. overloop the upper deck, lit., a running over or overflowing, fr. overloopen to run over. See Over, and Leap, and cf. Overloop.] (Naut.) The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled.

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