observation deck

noun

: a platform built so that people can see or watch something
You can see into three different states from the mountaintop restaurant's observation deck.

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Her picture showed Larocca on an observation deck, looking out at buildings in New York City. Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Access the boardwalk from either end using paths that wind through mangrove forests before opening to the 10-foot-wide boardwalk and observation deck. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025 Davis took a cog train up to the summit of the mountain on July 16 and was last seen on the observation deck that afternoon, his wife told officials. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025 The red aircraft warning beacon at the top is 605 feet off the ground, and there are 848 stairs from the ground to the observation deck. Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for observation deck

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“Observation deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observation%20deck. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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