shade deck
noun Nautical.
a light deck supported by stanchions.
the space below this, open at the sides.
Origin of shade deck
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby shade deck
shadchan,
shaddai,
shaddock,
shade,
shade cloth,
shade deck,
shade tree,
shade-grown,
shaded,
shades,
shades of
Example sentences from the Web for shade deck
Not a single human being have I ever descried on the "shade-deck" or on the towering bridge.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections |William ArcherAs the ship began to move a band on the shade-deck struck up "Auld Lang Syne," and immediately the floodgates were unlocked.
The Relief of Mafeking |Filson Young