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belowdecks

American  
[bih-loh-deks] / bɪˈloʊˌdɛks /

adverb

Nautical.
  1. within the hull of a vessel.

    Fire raged belowdecks.


Etymology

Origin of belowdecks

below + deck + -s 1

Example Sentences

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Mal ran down the stairs, to the room belowdecks.

From Literature

The sailing boat was large, mahogany wood worn black by time, with a cabin that led belowdecks.

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Mal and Christopher found bunks belowdecks—his had a deep red counterpane, embroidered with a dragon, hers a yellow one embossed with a griffin—and slept.

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At dinner they all gathered at a long wooden table belowdecks.

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Huge pipes carried steam created in enormous belowdecks boilers, which supplied heat to the officers’ cabins and the crew’s living quarters.

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