roof deck
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to a form a roof. It is known as the "roof deck", and they may be either level (for a "flat" rooftop) or sloped.
noun
An upper deck of a ship that provides shelter for another deck underneath.
Example Sentences
- "In multi-story commercial construction, the dominant form of deck (including roof deck) construction is composite steel deck."
- "There are four decks under the main deck and three above, which are named the roof deck, the promenade deck, and the boat deck"