gun deck

American  

noun

1. (formerly, on a warship) any deck, other than the weather deck, having cannons from end to end.

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Etymology

Origin of gun deck

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Parts of the ship’s sides had collapsed onto the seabed but the hull was otherwise preserved up to a lower gun deck.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

That was as far as the men on the gun deck got.

From Time Magazine Archive

Machinist's Mate Third Class Lloyd Powers, one of the men on the gun deck, got back to the U.S. last January, made another unsuccessful search for a copy of the book.

From Time Magazine Archive

The more literate observers were reminded of that memorable scene in Victor Hugo's Ninety-Three, when a huge cannon breaks loose on the gun deck of a ship in a rough sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sam Hickey settled down on the gun deck, toppled over and straightened out.

From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee