deck passage
noun
overnight accommodation on a vessel other than in a regular sleeping space.
Origin of deck passage
1An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Other words from deck passage
- deck passenger, noun
Words Nearby deck passage
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How to use deck passage in a sentence
In ordinary times fares ranged from ₱50 saloon accommodation to ₱8 a deck passage.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanJim said we could take deck passage on a steamboat now, and the money would last us as far as we wanted to go in the free States.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)That warn't enough to take us fourteen hundred mile, deck passage nor no other way.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)It was doubtless the former, since he had said his parents were wealthy, and he only traveled deck passage because it was cooler.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)At half-past ten, sir, then being slightly under the influence of liquor, he accepted the price of a deck passage to Stockton.
Two Men of Sandy Bar | Bret Harte
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