below decks
Inside the hull
Below decks means in or into the interior of a ship, beneath the main deck where cabins, cargo holds, and machinery are located.
The phrase functions as both adverb and adjective: The captain went below decks to inspect the damage; below-decks quarters were cramped and poorly ventilated.
Sometimes written as one word or hyphenated.
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
- stowageSecuring goods aboard
- holdMaintain in grasp
- engine roomShip's propulsion compartment
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
ship's hold · bulkhead · keel · crew quarters · sleeping quarters · bunk · hatchway · galley · mess hall · berthing · hammock · murk · pitch dark · steerage · sea shanties · rope · beam · cargo handling
- ship machineryship engines, propulsion systems, diesel engines, steam turbines, gas turbines
below deckstopside
Ship's upper deck area
on deck · aloft · upper deck · main deck · up top
below deckstopside
Ship's upper deck area
on deck · in the open · exposed · open air · aboveground
below, decks, deck, low, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, decked