decking

[ dek-ing ]

/ ˈdɛk ɪŋ /

noun

material, as paper or fiberboard, treated in various ways as a waterproof covering for a deck or roof.

material of concrete, asbestos, steel, or the like, in the form of self-supporting flooring or roofing units laid between joists or rafters.

Origin of decking

First recorded in 1525–35; deck + -ing¹

Words nearby decking

decked, deckel, decker, deckhead, deckhouse, decking, deckle, deckle edge, deckle-edged, decl., declaim

Definition for decking (2 of 2)

deck

[ dek ]

/ dɛk /

noun

Nautical.

a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.

any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship.

an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck.

any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine.

flight deck(def 2).

a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof.

a floor or roof surface composed of decking units.

Meteorology. cloud deck. See cloud layer.

Slang. a small packet of a narcotic, especially heroin.

a pack of playing cards.

Printing. bank³(def 8).

Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself.

Library Science. a level of book shelving and associated facilities in the stacks of a library, as one of a series of floors or tiers.

cutter deck.

a cassette deck or tape deck.

adjective

Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through(def 22).

verb (used with object)

to clothe or attire (people) or array (rooms, houses, etc.) in something ornamental or decorative (often followed by out): We were all decked out in our Sunday best. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season.

to furnish with a deck.

Informal. to knock down; floor: The champion decked the challenger in the first round.

Origin of deck

1425–75; (noun) late Middle English dekke material for covering < Middle Dutch dec covering, roof; (v.) < Dutch dekken to cover; cognate with German decken; cf. thatch

SYNONYMS FOR deck

17 bedeck, garnish, trim, bedizen, adorn, embellish; dress.

OTHER WORDS FROM deck

un·decked, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for decking

For I know, some benevolent people are very fond of decking out their charitable actions in that way.

Crime and Punishment |Fyodor Dostoevsky
It is in great demand by builders of freight cars, but less for frames and heavy beams than for siding and decking.

American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson
At one time the Pui society was nearly ruined, owing to the expense incurred for decking the hall.

A Literary History of the English People |Jean Jules Jusserand
She was no longer the queen of an air-castle, decking herself in all the rainbow hues which pleased her eye.

Bits About Home Matters |Helen Hunt Jackson

Almost simultaneously the Hun pilot of the Fokker collapsed across the decking of the fuselage.

Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. |Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for decking (1 of 2)

decking

/ (ˈdɛkɪŋ) /

noun

a wooden deck or platform, esp one in a garden for deckchairs, etc

British Dictionary definitions for decking (2 of 2)

deck

/ (dɛk) /

noun

nautical any of various platforms built into a vessel a promenade deck; the poop deck

a similar floor or platform, as in a bus

the horizontal platform that supports the turntable and pick-up of a record player
See tape deck

mainly US a pack of playing cards

Also called: pack computing obsolete a collection of punched cards relevant to a particular program

a raised wooden platform built in a garden to provide a seating area

clear the decks informal to prepare for action, as by removing obstacles from a field of activity or combat

hit the deck informal

to fall to the floor or ground, esp in order to avoid injury
to prepare for action
to get out of bed

verb (tr)

(often foll by out) to dress or decorate

to build a deck on (a vessel)

slang to knock (a person) to the floor or ground

Derived forms of deck

decker, noun

Word Origin for deck

C15: from Middle Dutch dec a covering; related to thatch

Idioms and Phrases with decking

deck

In addition to the idiom beginning with deck

deck out

also see:

clear the decks
hit the deck
on deck

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adjective

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