Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orlop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: or-lop
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.

Example Sentences

"VVhen you haue berthed or brought her [the ship] vp to the planks, vvhich are thoſe thicke timbers vvhich goeth fore and aft on each ſide, vvhereon doth lie the beames of the firſt Orlop, vvhich is the firſt floore to ſupport the plankes doth couer the Hovvle, thoſe are great croſſe timbers, that keepes the ſhip ſides aſunder, the maine beame is euer next the maine maſt, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English overlop (“deck of a single-decker”), from Middle Low German overlop (“which leaps overhead”). Compare overloop.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: overlop

Inflected Forms

orlops (plural)

Synonyms

orlop deck fourth deck

Questions

What does orlop mean?: The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.
Where does orlop come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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