A slang term (in the US, mostly) for a raised portion of a ship's deck. A doghouse is usually added to improve headroom below or to shelter a hatch.
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ASYLUM HARBOUR
A harbour used to provide shelter from a storm. 'harbor of refuge'
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HARBOR OF REFUGE
A place where ships in transit can find shelter from a storm. These are often man-made jetty enclosed areas along a featureless coastline where no nearby natural deep water harbors exist.
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CAB
A shelter at the corner of a bridge.
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GUTTERWAY
A trough along the shelter deck's edge which disposes of runoff from the deck wash.
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OSH
Open Shelter Deck
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LOADING RACK
The shelter and associated equipment for the withdrawal of liquid petroleum or a chemical product from a storage tank and loading it into a railroad tank car or tank truck.
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