main deck

The principal deck of a large ship or vessel.

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main deck

(Nautical Terms) the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a vessel

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main deck

The highest deck running the full length of a vessel (except for an aircraft carrier's hanger deck). See also watercraft.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

main deck - the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel

second deck

deck - any of various platforms built into a vessel

Translations

main deck

n (of ship) → ponte m principale (Mil) → ponte di batteria

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I was the junior in her, a third mate, keeping watch with the chief officer; and it was just during one of the night watches in a strong, freshening breeze that I overheard two men in a sheltered nook of the main deck exchanging these informing remarks.

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Some reading was done, and much smoking and sewing, though not by the same parties; there were the monsters of the deep to be looked after and wondered at; strange ships had to be scrutinized through opera-glasses, and sage decisions arrived at concerning them; and more than that, everybody took a personal interest in seeing that the flag was run up and politely dipped three times in response to the salutes of those strangers; in the smoking room there were always parties of gentlemen playing euchre, draughts and dominoes, especially dominoes, that delightfully harmless game; and down on the main deck, "for'rard"-- for'rard of the chicken-coops and the cattle--we had what was called "horse billiards." Horse billiards is a fine game.

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Up the stairs and on the main deck, he began to meet passengers.

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Presently the main deck came into view, and then the conning-tower opened behind me, and I turned to look into the anxious face of Bradley.

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But I was glad to catch along the main deck a few smiles on those seamen's faces at which I had hardly had time to have a good look as yet.

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Beneath them, on the main deck, two Chinese stokers were carrying breakfast for'ard across the rusty iron plates that told their own grim story of weight and wash of sea.

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He went down on the main deck. Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr.

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To escape the wheelhouse Mr Miller climbed over the trawl winch, travelled along the main deck and climbed onto the side of the net drum.

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The piping systems were repaired in the engine room and on the main deck, with the replacement of defective parts.

Tanker of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company commissioned after overhaul

The main deck has a display that runs from one side of the phone to the other, covering the cylindrical bulge on its top.

Turing announces the insane HubblePhone with six cameras, three displays, two chipsets and two batteries