on the deck
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, deck.
Example Sentences
- "The HAWK is one of the Army's newest air defense weapons. It is capable of carrying a modern warhead and of destroying attackers flying "on the deck" at such ranges as to insure effective protection of defended areas."
- "The fighters were flying “on the deck” — as close to the water as possible — to avoid detection."