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messdecks

messdecks is the plural of messdeck.

Meaning of messdeck

Noun

messdeck (plural messdecks)

  1. The mess on board a ship.
    • [F]or on the messdeck it was freely acknowledged that what the Old Man didn’t know about the dodges and wrinkles of sailors it wasn’t much use writing about.1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 8

Questions about messdecks

What is messdecks the plural of?
Messdecks is the plural of messdeck.

Words near messdecks in the dictionary

  1. Messapii
  2. Messas
  3. messboy
  4. messboys
  5. messdeck
  6. messdecks
  7. Messecar
  8. messed
  9. messed about
  10. messed around
  11. messed up

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