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deadworks

deadworks noun: the parts of a laden ship that are above water.

Noun

deadworks pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.

Origin of deadworks

From dead + works.

Questions about deadworks

What does deadworks mean?
Deadworks means the parts of a laden ship that are above water.
What part of speech is deadworks?
Deadworks is a noun.

Words near deadworks in the dictionary

  1. deadweight tons
  2. deadweights
  3. deadwood
  4. deadwoods
  5. deadwork
  6. deadworks
  7. Deadwyler
  8. deady
  9. deadzone
  10. deadzones
  11. deae ex machina

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