deckhouse
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noun, plural deck·hous·es [-hou-ziz] . Nautical.
[-hou-ziz] . Nautical. 
zɪzany enclosed structure projecting above the weather deck of a vessel and, usually, surrounded by exposed deck area on all sides. Compare superstructure ( def 4 ).
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deckhouse (ˈdɛkˌhaʊs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a houselike cabin on the deck of a ship | |
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Deckhouse
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
The manhole cover plate to the void below the forward starboard wing tank deckhouse was not secured in place.
The main hatch is amidships between the mast and the deckhouse.
Deckhouse floor shall be covered with rubber floor matting, installed over an acoustic foam underlayment or equivalent.
The crewman is caught off guard and is thrown forward, slamming his head into the deckhouse wall.
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