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deckhouses

deckhouses is the plural of deckhouse.

Meaning of deckhouse

Noun

deckhouse (plural deckhouses)

  1. A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
    • Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 5, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC

Questions about deckhouses

What is deckhouses the plural of?
Deckhouses is the plural of deckhouse.

Words near deckhouses in the dictionary

  1. deckhanding
  2. deckhands
  3. deckhead
  4. deckheads
  5. deckhouse
  6. deckhouses
  7. deckie
  8. deckies
  9. decking
  10. decking out
  11. decking over

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