between decks
1 of 2adverb
be·tween decks
bi-¦twēn-¦deks,
bē-
: in the space on a ship between decks : belowdecks : below the main deck
between decks
2 of 2noun plural but singular in construction
be·tween decks
bi-ˈtwēn-ˌdeks,
bē-
1
: the space belowdecks : the space below the main deck
2
: a deck below the main deck
specifically : a raised deck in the hold of a cargo ship
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between entry 1
- cloth house
- cloth measure
- cloth of gold
- cloth of silver
- cloth of state
- cloth oil
- cloth plate
- Cloth Red B
- Cloth Scarlet G
- cloth wheel
- cloth yard
- cloth-of-gold cone
- clothbound
- clothe
- clothed
- clothes
- clothes basket
- clothes closet
- clothes hanger
- clothes louse
- clothes maid
- clothes maiden
- clothes moth
- clothes press
- clothes presses