ˈhalf-deckn.

Etymology: See deck n.¹

1. lit. A deck covering half the length of a ship or boat, fore or aft: in this sense still used in some small partly open craft. spec.

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a. In old ships of war: A deck extending from the mainmast aftward, situated between the then smaller quarter-deck and the upper or main deck. After the two decks above the main deck were reduced to one, for which the name ‘quarter-deck’ was retained, ‘half-deck’ survived only in the expression ‘under the half-deck’, applied to the part of the main deck from the main mast aftward, formerly covered by the ‘half-deck’.

†b. In colliers: A deck under the main deck, extending forward to near the after-hatch and containing berths, etc., for the crew (obs.).

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1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 7 As the Captaine doth [make good] the halfe decke, and the quarter Maisters, the mid-ships men.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 6 The halfe Decke is from the maine mast to the steareage.

1637 T. Heywood True Descr. Royall Ship 45 She hath three flush Deckes and a Forecastle, an halfe Decke, a quarter Decke, and a round~house.

a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 357/1 The other lofty and high charged, with a Half Deck, Fore-Castle, and Copperidge-heads.

1687 London Gaz. No. 2291/4 The said Bark is about 50 Tuns, square Stern, without a Head, an half Deck from the main Mast..and a blue painted Stern.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Deck, Half-deck, a space under the quarter-deck of a ship of war, contained between the foremost bulk-head of the steerage, and the fore-part of the quarter-deck. In the colliers of Northumberland the steerage itself is called the half-deck, and is usually the habitation of the ship's crew.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. ii. 42, I followed my new friend down the ladder, under the half deck.

1839 F. Marryat Phantom Ship II. xviii. 130 He confined him in irons under the half-deck.

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2. A local name in U.S. of the Slipper-limpet, Crepidula fornicata, or a related species, which has an under half-shell. ( Cent. Dict.)

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ˈhalf-decked adj. of a boat, etc.: that is about half covered in or decked.

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1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. (1890) 383 Like the half-decked craft which were used by the later Vikings.

half-ˈdecker n. a boat which is half-decked.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [noun] > having specific number or type of decks

forestage ship?1345

three-decker1789

two-decker1834

half-decker1872

well-decker1882

spar-decker1893

flush-decker1937

1872 Daily News 3 Aug. The smaller boats, the wherries and the half-deckers, resembled a collection of small white tents.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2016).

单词	half-deck
释义	ˈhalf-deckn. Etymology: See deck n.¹ 1. lit. A deck covering half the length of a ship or boat, fore or aft: in this sense still used in some small partly open craft. spec. Thesaurus » Categories » a. In old ships of war: A deck extending from the mainmast aftward, situated between the then smaller quarter-deck and the upper or main deck. After the two decks above the main deck were reduced to one, for which the name ‘quarter-deck’ was retained, ‘half-deck’ survived only in the expression ‘under the half-deck’, applied to the part of the main deck from the main mast aftward, formerly covered by the ‘half-deck’. †b. In colliers: A deck under the main deck, extending forward to near the after-hatch and containing berths, etc., for the crew (obs.). ΚΠ 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 7 As the Captaine doth [make good] the halfe decke, and the quarter Maisters, the mid-ships men. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 6 The halfe Decke is from the maine mast to the steareage. 1637 T. Heywood True Descr. Royall Ship 45 She hath three flush Deckes and a Forecastle, an halfe Decke, a quarter Decke, and a round~house. a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 357/1 The other lofty and high charged, with a Half Deck, Fore-Castle, and Copperidge-heads. 1687 London Gaz. No. 2291/4 The said Bark is about 50 Tuns, square Stern, without a Head, an half Deck from the main Mast..and a blue painted Stern. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Deck, Half-deck, a space under the quarter-deck of a ship of war, contained between the foremost bulk-head of the steerage, and the fore-part of the quarter-deck. In the colliers of Northumberland the steerage itself is called the half-deck, and is usually the habitation of the ship's crew. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. ii. 42, I followed my new friend down the ladder, under the half deck. 1839 F. Marryat Phantom Ship II. xviii. 130 He confined him in irons under the half-deck. Categories » 2. A local name in U.S. of the Slipper-limpet, Crepidula fornicata, or a related species, which has an under half-shell. ( Cent. Dict.) Derivatives ˈhalf-decked adj. of a boat, etc.: that is about half covered in or decked. ΚΠ 1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. (1890) 383 Like the half-decked craft which were used by the later Vikings. half-ˈdecker n. a boat which is half-decked. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [noun] > having specific number or type of decks forestage ship?1345 three-decker1789 two-decker1834 half-decker1872 well-decker1882 spar-decker1893 flush-decker1937 1872 Daily News 3 Aug. The smaller boats, the wherries and the half-deckers, resembled a collection of small white tents. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2016). < n.1626
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