half-deckedadj.
/ˈhɑːfdɛkt/, U.S. /ˈhæfˌdɛkt/ Designating a vessel with a deck covering about half its length or surface area. Cf. half-decker n.
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a1710 J. Banks Jrnl. Life, Labours, Travels, & Sufferings (1712) 65 We Sailed in a Half-Deckt-Boat from Dannaughadee in Ireland, and Landed at Port-Patrick in Scotland.
1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. (1890) 383 Like the half-decked craft which were used by the later Vikings.
1997 Classic Boat May 59/1 Daphne measures up at 16ft (4.9m), and is a half-decked gunter sloop of carvel construction, pine on oak.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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ˈhalf-decked
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.
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- minute of an hour
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