boat deck
a superstructure deck on which most of the lifeboats of a ship are stowed.
Origin of boat deck
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How to use boat deck in a sentence
From both the engine rooms ladders and gratings gave direct access to the boat deck.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentThe heavy ship's plating was carried right up to the boat deck, and between the C and B decks was doubled.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentThe lifeboats were stowed on hinged wood chocks on the boat deck, by groups of three at the forward and four at the after ends.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentThe house for the Marconi instruments was situated on the boat deck close to the bridge.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentAfter sinking as far as the after part of the boat deck she went down more quickly.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British Government
British Dictionary definitions for boat deck
the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
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