orlop

or·lop  (ôrlp)

n.

The lowest deck of a ship, especially a warship, having at least four decks.

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[Middle English overlop, floor covering a ship's hold, from Middle Low German overlp : over, over; see uper in Indo-European roots + lp, a running.]

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orlop, orlop deck [ˈɔːlɒp]

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical (in a vessel with four or more decks) the lowest deck

[from Dutch overloopen to run over, spill. See over, leap]

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orlop - the fourth or lowest deck             fourth deck, orlop deck deck - any of various platforms built into a vessel