Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abovedeck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abovedeck
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

adj

Located on deck.

noun

The area on a boat that is abovedeck.

Example Sentences

"Dress warmly so that you can stay abovedeck in the fresh air."
"Abovedeck the air had been black with wind."
"I wondered, sir, if you might like to accompany me abovedeck for some fresh air."
"These heating elements allow the gun mount to continue to operate when the abovedeck temperature is as low as 40° C."
"The ship's rocking seemed less noticeable below the water's surface, so the first mate recommended that everyone come out of the abovedeck cabins and staterooms to weather the storm in the lower ballrooms."
"She was easily two hundred fifty feet long, with her dark, forbidding abovedeck casement taking up some two-thirds of that length."

Etymology

From above + deck.

Inflected Forms

more abovedeck (comparative) most abovedeck (superlative)

Questions

What does abovedeck mean?: On deck.
Where does abovedeck come from?: From above + deck.

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