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belowdecks

belowdecks adverb: below the main deck of a ship.

Adverb

belowdecks (not comparable)

  1. Below the main deck of a ship.
    • Lastly, Lundberg went belowdecks to inspect the boat's bulkheads and hull—for what, it was not clear, since he had absolutely no knowledge of steamboat design.2003, Edward T. O'Donnell, Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum, page 54

Origin of belowdecks

From below + decks.

Questions about belowdecks

What does belowdecks mean?
Belowdecks means below the main deck of a ship.
What part of speech is belowdecks?
Belowdecks is an adverb.

Words near belowdecks in the dictionary

  1. below the mahogany
  2. below the radar
  3. below the salt
  4. below the surface
  5. below-stairs
  6. belowdecks
  7. belowground
  8. belowness
  9. Belowra
  10. Belows
  11. belowstairs

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