upper deck

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. the uppermost continuous deck that is capable of being made watertight; freeboard deck.

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Etymology

Origin of upper deck

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Those tickets range from $44.50 for a corner seat in the upper deck to $449.50 at midcourt in the lower level.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Hissora, just ahead of Sarah, managed to make it to the upper deck.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

They kept the field dimensions, re-created the limestone and granite façade, preserved views up to the elevated rail tracks and approximated the original frieze above the upper deck.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

As the ferry pulled away from the dock, the band switched over to jazz tunes and some of the students poured out onto an upper deck and began to dance.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown