lower deck

[ loh-er ]

/ ˈloʊ ər /

the lowermost deck in a hull having two or three decks.

the deck next above the lowermost, or orlop, deck in a hull having four or more decks.

Origin of lower deck

First recorded in 1700–10

The water had risen, and the freshening breeze lashed the purple foam in at the lower-deck ports.

Pike & Cutlass |George Gibbs
A salute of minute-guns was opened on the lower-deck as the coffin was lowered into the first boat.

Hildebrand |Anonymous
Those used for the hammocks, or tricing up the bags between the beams on the lower-deck.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth
Kent reached the lower-deck just as Krell entered from the airlock, his swarthy face smiling as he removed his helmet.

The Sargasso of Space |Edmond Hamilton

They were usually, in the last French war, 50's and 64's; and with the lower-deck guns taken out, were roomy and airy.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth

lower deck

the deck of a ship situated immediately above the hold

informal the petty officers and seamen of a ship collectively