between decks

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Adv.1.Between decks - in the space between decks, on a shipbetween decks - in the space between decks, on a ship
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Being destitute of weapons, they let themselves down by the running rigging, in hopes of getting between decks. One fell in the attempt, and was instantly despatched; another received a death-blow in the back as he was descending; a third, Stephen Weekes, the armorer, was mortally wounded as he was getting down the hatchway.
According to previous studies, in the original IGT, the large gap in loss-frequency differences between decks would interfere in the decision-making process.
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