1. Waterway, a navigable body of water.
2. A strake of timber laid against the frames or bulwark stanchions at the margin of a laid wooden deck, usually about twice the thickness of the deck planking.
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ORTHOTROPIC DECK
A bridge deck constructed typically of flat steel plate and longitudinal and transverse ribs; functions in carrying traffic and acting as top flanges of floor beams.
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FREEBOARD DECK
Deck to which freeboard is measured
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TWEEN DECK
The space between any two adjacent decks
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FLUSH DECK
The upper deck of a vessel that extends unbroken from stem to stern.
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BEAR
Large squared off stone used with sand for scraping clean wooden decks.
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BELOW DECKS
In or into any of the spaces below the main deck of a vessel.
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FLIGHT DECK
The flat deck used for the launch and recovery of aircraft.
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GUNWALE
The upper edge of the hull. The top timber on the rail round the outer edge of the deck.
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POOP DECK
The high deck on the aft superstructure of a ship.
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ORLOP
The lowest deck in a ship having four or more decks
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