UPPER DECK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A higher deck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("upper deck" is a kind of...):

deck (any of various platforms built into a vessel)

Meronyms (parts of "upper deck"):

deck-house (a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upper deck"):

boat deck (the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)

bridge; bridge deck (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)

freeboard deck (the uppermost watertight deck)

shelter deck; weather deck (upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below)