between-decksadv.n.
/bᵻˈtwiːndɛks/, U.S. /bəˈtwinˌdɛks/, /biˈtwinˌdɛks/ A. adv.
In the space or spaces between the decks of a ship.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [adverb] > between decks
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1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 84 One or two of them..got between Decks among our Men.
1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 340 No washing between decks is to take place oftener than once a week.
B. n.
The space or spaces themselves.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > deck > space between decks
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1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Couradoux, between decks, the space between any two decks of a ship.
1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxii. 67 These between-decks were holy-stoned regularly.
1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. iii. 141 They considered the between-decks of the ship as infected.
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