Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

below decks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: be-low decks
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In or into any of the spaces below the main deck of a vessel.

Example Sentences

"[O]n the wind shifting and becoming more violent, the landsmen soon retired below decks."
"Phaidor and I were taken below decks, where, still fast bound, we were thrown into a small compartment which contained a single port-hole."

Phrases

lower deck

Frequently Paired Words

lower deck

Questions

What does below decks mean?: In or into any of the spaces below the main deck of a vessel.

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