lower deck

low·er deck

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loh-er dek]
- /ˈloʊ ər dɛk/
- /ˈləʊ.ər dek/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loh-er dek]
- /ˈloʊ ər dɛk/

Definitions of lower deck words

noun lower deck the lowermost deck in a hull having two or three decks. 1
noun lower deck the deck next above the lowermost, or orlop, deck in a hull having four or more decks. 1
noun lower deck boat 1
noun lower deck bus 1
noun lower deck the deck of a ship situated immediately above the hold 0
noun lower deck the petty officers and seamen of a ship collectively 0

See all 8 definitions of lower deck

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Origin of lower deck

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Lower deck

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lower deck

lower deck popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lower deck usage trend in Literature

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