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
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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
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Origin and Etymology of gundeck
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