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hurricane deck

hur·ri·cane deck
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hur-i-keyn, huhr- or, esp. British, -kuh n dek]
    • /ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr- or, esp. British, -kən dɛk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hur-i-keyn, huhr- or, esp. British, -kuh n dek]
    • /ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr- or, esp. British, -kən dɛk/

Definitions of hurricane deck words

  • noun hurricane deck a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings. 1
  • noun hurricane deck a ship's deck that is covered by a light deck as a sunshade 0
  • noun hurricane deck the upper deck of a passenger ship, esp. of a river steamer 0
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Origin of hurricane deck

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Hurricane deck

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hurricane deck popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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