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below decks

Syllabification: (be·low decks)
(also below deck)
Definition of below decks

adjective & adverb

  • in or into the space below the main deck of a ship: [as adjective]:the sleeping quarters were below decks [as adverb]:nuclear weapons stored below decks

noun

(belowdecks)
  • the space below the main deck of a ship.

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