belowdecks
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of belowdecks
Example Sentences
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Mal ran down the stairs, to the room belowdecks.
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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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