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

The sand was well up her bilge, but she was holding together, and when I swam round to the open end of her there didn’t seem much in the way except the orlop beams.

From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold

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

From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold

The other decks, G and orlop, which extended only along a part of the ship, were spaced about 8 feet apart.

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

The orlop deck abaft of the turbine engine room and forward of the collision bulkhead was water-tight.

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

At this stage of the proceedings, Sefton and his brother were ordered below, and placed in a cell on the orlop deck, twelve feet or more below the waterline.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)