below deck

bɪˈloʊ dɛk

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Definition of below deck - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

ship locationin the lower part of a ship under the main deck

The crew went below deck during the storm.

below decks

Adjective

ship locationlocated in the lower part of a ship

The below deck cabins are quieter at night.

below decks

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Expressions with deck

on deck

adv.

ready for action or duty

The team is on deck for the big game.

deck out

decorate something to make it more attractive

They decked out the hall for the wedding.

deck up

put on nice clothes for an event

She decided to deck up for the party.

deck over

cover a surface with a deck structure

We plan to deck over the patio this summer.

all hands on deck

exp.

everyone must help immediately

The project deadline is tomorrow, so it's all hands on deck.

hit the deck

move quickly down to the ground, often for safety

When the alarm sounded, everyone hit the deck.

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lower deck

ship structure

deck of a ship below the main deck

go topside

ships submarines

move from below to the upper deck or surface

halfdeck

maritime

part of a ship's deck below the spar deck

Examples of below deck in a sentence

The supplies are stored below deck.
The below deck storage holds all the equipment.
Crew members sleep in the below deck quarters.

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French:sous le pont, ...
German:unter Deck, unterhalb des Decks, ...
Italian:sottocoperta, nella parte bassa della nave, ...
Spanish:bajo cubierta, ...
Portuguese:debaixo do convés, ...
Chinese:甲板下, 船舱下部的, ...
Japanese:船底に, 下層の, ...
Arabic:تَحْتَ السَّطْح, سُفْلِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מִתַּחַת לַסִּיפּוֹן, בְּבֶטֶן הָאֳנִיָּה, ...
Russian:под палубой, нижний, ...
Ukrainian:в трюм, нижній, ...
Hindi:नीचे डेक में, निचले हिस्से, ...
Bengali:ডেকের নিচে, ...
Catalan:a sota coberta, situat sota la coberta, ...
Czech:v podpalubí, podpalubní, ...
Danish:under dæk, nede under dæk, ...
Dutch:benedendeks, onderdeks, ...
Greek:στο κάτω κατάστρωμα, υπόγειος, ...
Hungarian:fedélzet alatt, fedélközi, ...
Khmer:ក្រោមក្តារនាវា, ស្ថិតនៅផ្នែកខាងក្រោមនៃនាវា, ...
Korean:아래 갑판으로, 선실 아래의, ...
Persian:زیر عرشه, پایین عرشه, ...
Polish:na dolny pokład, pod pokładem, ...
Portuguese (BR):para baixo do convés, no convés inferior, ...
Romanian:sub punte, de sub punte, ...
Swedish:under däck, nedre, ...
Thai:ใต้ดาดฟ้า, อยู่ใต้ดาดฟ้าเรือ, ...
Turkish:alt güvertede, gemi altı, ...
Vietnamese:dưới boong, ở tầng dưới tàu, ...

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Definition of below deck - Reverso English Dictionary

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