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weather deck

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weather deck
n.
A ship's deck that is open to the sky and exposed to the weather.

A deck having no overhead protection; uppermost deck.
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Noun1.weather deck - upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck belowweather deck - upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below
foredeck - the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
poop deck - an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship
quarterdeck - the stern area of a ship's upper deck
topside - (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline
upper deck - a higher deck


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