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UPPER DECK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A higher deck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("upper deck" is a kind of...):
deck (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
Meronyms (parts of "upper deck"):
deck-house (a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upper deck"):
boat deck (the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
bridge; bridge deck (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)
freeboard deck (the uppermost watertight deck)
shelter deck; weather deck (upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below)
