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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelter deck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
shel-ter deck
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightly-constructed deck over the main deck of a ship covering a space open to the weather; offering some protection from the weather but not completely enclosed.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

shelter decks (plural)

Synonyms

weather deck

Questions

What does shelter deck mean?
A lightly-constructed deck over the main deck of a ship covering a space open to the weather; offering some protection from the weather but not completely enclosed.

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