below decksadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/bᵻˌləʊ ˈdɛks/, U.S.

/bəˌloʊ ˈdɛks/,

/biˌloʊ ˈdɛks/

Forms: also as one word.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., deck n.¹

Etymology: < below prep. + the plural of deck n.¹ Compare betwixt decks (see deck n.¹ 2c), between-decks adv., and above decks (see quot. 1652). Compare also below adv. 4b and below deck adv., adj., and n.With use as noun compare earlier between-decks n.

A. adv.

In or into the space below the main deck of a vessel.

ΚΠ

1652 Bloudy Newes from Holland 4 Great execution both above and below Decks.

1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal xxii. 185 Shut up below Decks.

1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 23 Almost the whole Ship's Company were confin'd below Decks, utterly disabled by Sickness.

1792 Philaro & Elenora II. 80 The ladies were put below decks.

1827 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 3 376 To take in immediately all sail..and send the whole of the crew below decks.

1864 Ann. Rep. Amer. Inst. 1863–4 524 Her crew would find confinement below decks in the heated foul air, unendurable.

1917 Bluejacket's Man. (U.S. Navy) (ed. 5) 146 No smoking below decks.

1976 Motor Boating & Sailing Dec. 45/2 Belowdecks I was pleasantly surprised by design innovations.

2015 S. Jollands & R. Holmes Safe Skipper iv. 92 Don Street..removed the engine from his yawl Iolaire to make space below decks for..his writing desk.

B. n.

The space below the main deck of a vessel, chiefly used for storage and the living quarters of the crew.

ΚΠ

1863 People's Portable Dict. 229/2 Forecastle, the below-decks in the fore part of a ship, appropriated to the sailors.

1943 Harper's Mag. May 581/2 Water..sloshes ankle-deep on the belowdecks.

1985 G. Benford Artifact vi. i. 396 Her belowdecks were crammed with electronics listening gear, VHF and radar.

2011 K. B. Hull Play Therapy & Asperger's Syndrome p. xi The classrooms felt like the below-decks of a ship.

C. adj. (attributive).

Usually hyphenated. Situated in the space below the main deck of a vessel; of or relating to this space.

ΚΠ

1900 Harper's Mag. Sept. 560/2 The conditions, however, are no worse than in the compass positions in a battle-ship's conning-tower or in her below-decks tiller-room.

1936 China Press (Shanghai) 26 Aug. (Shipping Green section) 1/2 Improving the below decks accommodations of China Merchants' steamers on the Shanghai-Hankow run.

1991 J. Barth Last Voy. Somebody the Sailor 397 The belowdecks smell of oiled wood, ship's stores.

2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Dec. (Travel section) The bedroom..is more like a below-decks cabin on a mid-range yacht: windowless, stuffy and slightly cramped.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	below decks
释义	below decksadv.n.adj. Brit. /bᵻˌləʊ ˈdɛks/, U.S. /bəˌloʊ ˈdɛks/, /biˌloʊ ˈdɛks/ Forms: also as one word. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: below prep., deck n.¹ Etymology: < below prep. + the plural of deck n.¹ Compare betwixt decks (see deck n.¹ 2c), between-decks adv., and above decks (see quot. 1652). Compare also below adv. 4b and below deck adv., adj., and n.With use as noun compare earlier between-decks n. A. adv. In or into the space below the main deck of a vessel. ΚΠ 1652 Bloudy Newes from Holland 4 Great execution both above and below Decks. 1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal xxii. 185 Shut up below Decks. 1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 23 Almost the whole Ship's Company were confin'd below Decks, utterly disabled by Sickness. 1792 Philaro & Elenora II. 80 The ladies were put below decks. 1827 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 3 376 To take in immediately all sail..and send the whole of the crew below decks. 1864 Ann. Rep. Amer. Inst. 1863–4 524 Her crew would find confinement below decks in the heated foul air, unendurable. 1917 Bluejacket's Man. (U.S. Navy) (ed. 5) 146 No smoking below decks. 1976 Motor Boating & Sailing Dec. 45/2 Belowdecks I was pleasantly surprised by design innovations. 2015 S. Jollands & R. Holmes Safe Skipper iv. 92 Don Street..removed the engine from his yawl Iolaire to make space below decks for..his writing desk. B. n. The space below the main deck of a vessel, chiefly used for storage and the living quarters of the crew. ΚΠ 1863 People's Portable Dict. 229/2 Forecastle, the below-decks in the fore part of a ship, appropriated to the sailors. 1943 Harper's Mag. May 581/2 Water..sloshes ankle-deep on the belowdecks. 1985 G. Benford Artifact vi. i. 396 Her belowdecks were crammed with electronics listening gear, VHF and radar. 2011 K. B. Hull Play Therapy & Asperger's Syndrome p. xi The classrooms felt like the below-decks of a ship. C. adj. (attributive). Usually hyphenated. Situated in the space below the main deck of a vessel; of or relating to this space. ΚΠ 1900 Harper's Mag. Sept. 560/2 The conditions, however, are no worse than in the compass positions in a battle-ship's conning-tower or in her below-decks tiller-room. 1936 China Press (Shanghai) 26 Aug. (Shipping Green section) 1/2 Improving the below decks accommodations of China Merchants' steamers on the Shanghai-Hankow run. 1991 J. Barth Last Voy. Somebody the Sailor 397 The belowdecks smell of oiled wood, ship's stores. 2014 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Dec. (Travel section) The bedroom..is more like a below-decks cabin on a mid-range yacht: windowless, stuffy and slightly cramped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.n.adj.1652
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