lower deck

noun

1

a

: the lowest deck in ships with two or three decks : a deck below the main deck

b

: next to the lowest deck in ships with four or more decks

2

chiefly British

a

: the quarters of the enlisted personnel of a ship

b

: the enlisted personnel

3

: a deck of a newspaper headline below the top deck

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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