gun deck

noun

Definition of gun deck

: a deck (as the first deck below the weather deck) on old-time warships carrying the ship's guns

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Origin and Etymology of gun deck

¹gun + deck

gundeck

transitive verb

Definition of gundeck

slang

: to fake or falsify especially by writing up (as a series of official reports) as if meeting requirements but actually without having carried out the required procedures