orlop
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[awr-lop] Pronunciation Key
[awr-lop] Pronunciation Key –noun Nautical.
| the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull. |
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(ôr'lŏp') Pronunciation Key
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
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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