Deck \Deck\ (d[e^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decked} (d[e^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Decking}.] [D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See {Thatch}.] 1. To cover; to overspread.
To deck with clouds the uncolored sky. --Milton.
2. To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.
Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one.
{Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung.
{Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers are placed.
{Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern.
{Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck.
{Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.
{Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.
{Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line.
{Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft.
{Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
{Spar deck}. (a) Same as the upper deck. (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.
{Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern.
2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.
3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.
4. A pack or set of playing cards.
The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.
5. A heap or store. [Obs.]
Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck. --Massinger.
6. (A["e]ronautics) A main a["e]roplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. the portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway. [PJC]
8. a flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a roof; -- it is typically used for relaxing out of doors, outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests. [PJC]
{Between decks}. See under {Between}.
{Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower chords, between the girders.
{Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof construction.
{Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony.
{Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go aloft.
{Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof.
{Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls.
{Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the deck is framed.
{To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action.
{To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
He fell to the pool deck.
At precisely 20.00 hours a bugle sounded and Lt Cmdr Johns and I joined the ship's company on deck.
Miss Bande said that as giant waves battered the 2,855-ton Dona Marilyn on Monday, she and hundreds of others anxiously waited on deck as the crew frantically tried to pump water from the ship.
The deck hand, Stanley Watt, 57, suffered chest and abdominal bruising and was kept at the hospital for observation, the spokesman said.
Malaysia Airlines earlier ordered two 747-400 Combis, which can carry a half-load of cargo on the main deck behind the passengers. The new airplanes are to be used on routes between Malaysia and Europe, Australia and the United States.
Investigators said the man apparently used electrical boxes to climb 20 feet up from the deck.
Lee had no radio, so he attempted to drop a note onto the deck asking permission to land.
The bar in the poop deck (which takes its name from the early Spanish habit of lining the deck with puppet-like models of saints) has pictures of pirates and their flags.
The bar in the poop deck (which takes its name from the early Spanish habit of lining the deck with puppet-like models of saints) has pictures of pirates and their flags.
And that included designing and building new molds for the fiberglass deck and pilot house.
Taxpayers get the bill for the 331-ship National Defense Reserve Fleet, with its dilapidated-looking World War II and post-war cargo ships, some with grass growing through wooden deck planks.
Vertical yellow bands link arch to deck.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, quoted Carlucci as saying safety drills and intensive training for emergencies enabled firefighters to contain the blaze within 20 minutes on a flight deck where many other aircraft were parked.
The bridge, one of the most-traveled in the world, was carrying an average of more than 260,000 vehicles every work day before the quake, which caused a 50-foot section of the upper deck to collapse.
"If they knew about commuting to work every day on the freeway, fighting traffic, they'd have come home and kissed their deck winch," said Babich.
The modest sail plan is split into three via the cutter rig, giving greater flexibility and safety since crews on deck are always handling smaller sails than would be the case with a single headsail.
In the elite circle of combat aviators, there is no greater skill than a perfect carrier landing - catching the third of four wires stretched across a rolling, pitching deck with a hook under the tail of an F-14 interceptor or A-7 light-attack aircraft.
Being in a deck chair doesn't.
And a lengthening list of cancelled excursions and aborted landfalls had done nothing to revive it. Somewhat daunted, my wife and I retired to the promenade deck.
The revised curriculum requires that four staffers be posted on the pool deck as safety observers at all times and that one of them must be the officer in charge or a chief petty officer. The school has one officer and two chief petty officers.
Dmitri wants a tape deck, Valery prefers a video recorder and Alexei has his mind set on a car.
Those below deck on the dance floor must have been dragged down with the Marchioness.
The bridge carried more than 260,000 vehicles every weekday before the quake sent a 250-ton piece of the upper deck smashing onto the lower deck, killing one driver.
The bridge carried more than 260,000 vehicles every weekday before the quake sent a 250-ton piece of the upper deck smashing onto the lower deck, killing one driver.
It's a very serious threat." Crowe presided at an awards ceremony on the sun-baked after deck of the 15,000-ton USS Coronado.
Dave Bayer, a mathemetician and computer scientist at Columbia University in New York, described the seventh shuffle as a mere follow-up to card players' nagging doubts that the deck is never properly shuffled.
Piniella stuck with Armstrong, though, and Bobby stuck the ball into the second deck behind right field.
They have 40 toenails and they run out on the deck," said Peter Paul, who lives next door in the neighborhood of $500,000 homes.
World War II Navy bombers _ PB-4Y2s and Neptunes _ are lined up on the flight deck, spattered with red retardant.
In 1970, Simas Kudirka, a Lithuanian then 40 years old, jumped off a Soviet ship onto the deck of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter at Martha's Vineyard.