Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short, houselike structure on the upper deck of a ship.
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- noun A
cabin that protrudes above a ship'sdeck .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I built a dodger (this shields the deckhouse from the wind) and installed a circular sofa whose center could be raised and stripped of its cushions to form a circular table; with the center level on the springs, its cushions in place, four or even five flopped-out sailors could rest or read, and when it was lifted eight people could dine.
Aweigh 2004
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I built a dodger (this shields the deckhouse from the wind) and installed a circular sofa whose center could be raised and stripped of its cushions to form a circular table; with the center level on the springs, its cushions in place, four or even five flopped-out sailors could rest or read, and when it was lifted eight people could dine.
Aweigh 2004
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Far behind the deckhouse were the piers of Fyrad where the swift coaster had brought him from Cyad, far more swiftly than taking the North Highway.
The Chaos Balance Modesitt, L. E. 1997
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In the deckhouse was a wildly-incoherent and unfinished letter, to her containing expressions of the most passionate devotion, and begging her to pray for his soul.
John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 Louis Becke 1884
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Suspended below the bag was a framework, in the center of which was built a pilot house with a short "deckhouse," so to speak, extended astern of it.
The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest John Henry Goldfrap 1898
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"deckhouse" that encloses the structures on top of their hulls, but the move would essentially revert the program to the Navy's original "winner take all" approach.
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David waited until Lucille reached the stern and entered the deckhouse.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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At the end of the pier was a rusty fishing trawler, about ninety feet long, with a tall mast near the bow and a two-story deckhouse at the stern.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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David waited until Lucille reached the stern and entered the deckhouse.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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At the end of the pier was a rusty fishing trawler, about ninety feet long, with a tall mast near the bow and a two-story deckhouse at the stern.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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