Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DECK
DECK, n.
- The covering of a ship, which constitutes a floor, made of timbers and planks. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. A flush deck is a continued floor from stem so stern, on one line.
- A pack of cards piled regularly on each other. – Grew.
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