Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deckhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: deck-house
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.

Example Sentences

"Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began."
"Then, through his web of contacts, he was told that the Nightingale’s original deckhouse was being used as a cottage on a private island outside of Kragero, Norway, a shipbuilding port."

Etymology

From deck + house.

Inflected Forms

deckhouses (plural)

Phrases

which may and may not be the same living cabin which may be the same on some vessels

Frequently Paired Words

wheelhouse which may and may not be the same living cabin which may be the same on some vessels

Questions

What does deckhouse mean?: A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
Where does deckhouse come from?: From deck + house.

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