main deckn.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪn ˈdɛk/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪn ˈdɛk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², deck n.¹

Etymology: < main adj.² + deck n.¹

1. Nautical (a) The deck next below the spar deck in a man-of-war. (b) The upper deck between the poop and the forecastle in a merchantman.

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1730 W. Wriglesworth MS Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 30 Aug. Received a New Matt Awning and fixed it for the Main Deck.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vii. 360 The crew..were drawn up under arms on the main-deck.

1798 Anti-Jacobin 25 June 262/1 We walk the Main Deck.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller (1849) 416 There was a shout of victory from the main-deck.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 62 Washing down the main-deck.

1868 C. B. Norton & W. J. Valentine Rep. to Govt. U.S. on Munitions of War at Paris Universal Exhib. 1867 267 That part of the ship supported by and below the main-deck beams.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 427 On her gun deck is the hospital, on the main deck the officers' quarters and the exercise ground for the sailors.

1920 Blackwood's Mag. June 848/1 We made the usual undignified ascent to the main deck.

1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 90/2 A companion ladder at the centreline leads to the main deck foyer.

1992 Marine Engineers Rev. Nov. 14/1 Freight can be transferred from the main deck to the cellar hold down a fixed ramp on the starboard side.

†2. figurative. The main body or chief representatives. Obsolete. rare.

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1847 T. De Quincey Secret Societies in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 520/1 No round robins, signed by the whole maindeck of the academy.

Derivatives

main-ˈdecker n. now historical a gun belonging to the main deck of a man-of-war.

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1809 Archer in Naval Chron. 22 344 Having only fourteen of her main-deckers mounted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	main deck
释义	main deckn. Brit. /ˌmeɪn ˈdɛk/, U.S. /ˌmeɪn ˈdɛk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², deck n.¹ Etymology: < main adj.² + deck n.¹ 1. Nautical (a) The deck next below the spar deck in a man-of-war. (b) The upper deck between the poop and the forecastle in a merchantman. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > deck hatcha1375 orlop1420 over loftc1430 loft1488 deck1513 floor1683 main deck1730 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > deck > upper deck > parts of waist1495 quarterdeck1622 gangway1700 main deck1730 well-deck1759 booms1764 no man's land1769 1730 W. Wriglesworth MS Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 30 Aug. Received a New Matt Awning and fixed it for the Main Deck. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vii. 360 The crew..were drawn up under arms on the main-deck. 1798 Anti-Jacobin 25 June 262/1 We walk the Main Deck. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller (1849) 416 There was a shout of victory from the main-deck. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 62 Washing down the main-deck. 1868 C. B. Norton & W. J. Valentine Rep. to Govt. U.S. on Munitions of War at Paris Universal Exhib. 1867 267 That part of the ship supported by and below the main-deck beams. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 427 On her gun deck is the hospital, on the main deck the officers' quarters and the exercise ground for the sailors. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. June 848/1 We made the usual undignified ascent to the main deck. 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 90/2 A companion ladder at the centreline leads to the main deck foyer. 1992 Marine Engineers Rev. Nov. 14/1 Freight can be transferred from the main deck to the cellar hold down a fixed ramp on the starboard side. †2. figurative. The main body or chief representatives. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1847 T. De Quincey Secret Societies in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 520/1 No round robins, signed by the whole maindeck of the academy. Derivatives main-ˈdecker n. now historical a gun belonging to the main deck of a man-of-war. ΚΠ 1809 Archer in Naval Chron. 22 344 Having only fourteen of her main-deckers mounted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1730
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