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deck


Main Entry: 1deck
Pronunciation: \ˈdek\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English dekke covering of a ship, from Middle Dutch *dec covering, probably from Middle Low German vordeck, from vordecken to cover, from vor- for- + decken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover — more at thatch
Date: 1509

1 : a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments
2 : something resembling the deck of a ship: as a : a story or tier of a building (as a sports stadium) <the upper deck> b : the roadway of a bridge c : a flat floored roofless area adjoining a house d : the lid of the compartment at the rear of the body of an automobile; also : the compartment e : a layer of clouds
3 a : a pack of playing cards b : a packet of narcotics
4 : tape deck

on deck 1 : ready for duty
2 : next in line : next in turn


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