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deck⋅house

[dek-hous]
–noun, plural -hous⋅es [-hou-ziz] . Nautical.
any enclosed structure projecting above the weather deck of a vessel and, usually, surrounded by exposed deck area on all sides. Compare superstructure (def. 4).

Origin:
1855–60; deck + house
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deck·house   (děk'hous')   
n.  A short, houselike structure on the upper deck of a ship.
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