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deckhouse

[ dek-hous ]

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noun

, Nautical.

, plural deck·hous·es [dek, -hou-ziz].

any enclosed structure projecting above the weather deck of a vessel and, usually, surrounded by exposed deck area on all sides. Compare superstructure ( def 4 ).

deckhouse

/ ˈdɛkˌhaʊs /

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First recorded in 1855–60; deck + house

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One end of the deckhouse of the Nassau was occupied by a pensioner of Fulton's, who sold candies and cakes.

Up on top of the deckhouse, hidden among the ventilators and smokestacks, two men gloomily watched the gay scene below.

They stopped at the entrance to the galley, which was in a caboose or deckhouse.

Suddenly from the entrance of the deckhouse ran a hatless figure.

Somewhat at a loss what to do, the boys paused in the shadow of a deckhouse.

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