Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

between decks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: be-tween decks
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The space between any two decks of a ship

noun

Steerage on a passenger ship in which people who cannot afford a cabin travel

Synonyms

'tween decks

Questions

What does between decks mean?: The space between any two decks of a ship

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