orlop

American  

[awr-lop] / ˈɔr lɒp /

noun

Nautical.

1. the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.

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orlop British  

/ ˈɔːlɒp /

noun

1. nautical (in a vessel with four or more decks) the lowest deck

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Etymology

Origin of orlop

1375–1425; late Middle English overloppe < Middle Dutch over-loop covering, literally, an over-leap, equivalent to over- over- + -loopen to run, extend; leap

Example Sentences

Below the orlop deck we went, passing down a steep ladder to the flats, or part of the ship immediately above the ballast.

From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Seen from here it was a fearful chasm, laying open hold, orlop, and lower deck.

From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Morrison, Arthur

The bottom of the mail room which is on the orlop deck, is 24 feet above the keel.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British

"The next tier's jammed up under the orlop beams," it said.

From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold

Also, thick planks lying fore and aft under the beams of the first orlop or second deck, the same as the rising-timbers are to the deck.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir