a platform in a ship dividing the hull horizontally; specif the upper platform, open to the air
a platform in a ship dividing the hull horizontally into different compartments
the upper platform, open to the air, roughly level with the top of a ship's hull
something resembling the deck of a ship, e.g. the floor of a bus
a flat typically wooden platform at the side or rear of a building for walking or sitting
a platform forming the upper operating surface of a record player with the turntable on it
= tape deck
NAmer a pack of playing cards
(the deck) informal the ground or floor
clear the decks
to remove all objects or obstacles from an area or surface, esp in order to prepare for another activity
[Middle English from early Dutch dec roof, covering, cloak, from decken to cover]