weather deck

noun

: a deck having no overhead protection from the weather

Examples of weather deck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Up on the weather decks, the watch standers would be struggling to hold their footing while working on the topside gear as green seawater crashed over the slippery steel. James G. Stavridis, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weather deck was in 1850

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“Weather deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20deck. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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