orlop

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The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship
{n} the middle deck of a ship
the fourth or lowest deck
The lowest deck of a vessel, esp
of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled
{i} lowest deck or fourth deck (Nautical)
orlop deck
An orlop, the lowest deck in a ship
orlop deck
the fourth or lowest deck
orlop

    Hyphenation

    or·lop

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    Etymology

    [ 'or-"läp- ] (noun.) 1758. Middle English overlop (“deck of a single decker”), from Middle Low German overlop (“which leaps overhead”).
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