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roof decks

roof decks is the plural of roof deck.

Meaning of roof deck

Noun

roof deck (plural roof decks)

  1. The flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to a form a roof. It is known as the "roof deck", and they may be either level (for a "flat" rooftop) or sloped.
    • In multi-story commercial construction, the dominant form of deck (including roof deck) construction is composite steel deck.2024 March 3, Wikipedia contributors, “Deck (building)”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation
  2. An upper deck of a ship that provides shelter for another deck underneath.
    • There are four decks under the main deck and three above, which are named the roof deck, the promenade deck, and the boat deck1913 May 29, “SS Gallia AND SS Lutetia”, in Shipbuilding and Shipping Record, volume 1, LONDON: Queen Anne's Chambers, S.W., page 323

Questions about roof decks

What is roof decks the plural of?
Roof decks is the plural of roof deck.

Words near roof decks in the dictionary

  1. roof comb
  2. roof combs
  3. roof curb
  4. roof curbs
  5. roof deck
  6. roof decks
  7. roof flap
  8. roof garden
  9. roof gardens
  10. roof knocking
  11. roof light

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