main deck
Ship's principal floor
The main deck is the principal deck of a ship, typically the uppermost continuous deck running the full length of the vessel.
On warships, it's where the primary armament was historically mounted.
On passenger ships, it often houses key common areas.
The term extends to aircraft carriers, where the main deck is the flight deck: All hands report to the main deck.
Outer covering or frame
- starboardVessel's right-hand side
- portDocking place for ships
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
forecastle · quarterdeck · gangway · bulkhead · mast · rigging · anchor · keel
Covering a large area
- openNot closed
- broadWide in span
- unobstructedHaving no barriers
- exposedOut in open
windswept · amidships · centerline · beam · planking · timber · teak · hardwood
Ship's manual laborer
- swabbingCleaning by wiping
- cargo loadingTransferring goods onto transport
- mooring linesRopes securing vessels to dock
- sail trimmingAdjusting canvas position
maintenance · inspection · assembly · muster · scrubbing · tarring · caulking · lashing
hull
Outer covering or frame
stern · forecastle · quarterdeck · gangway · bulkhead · mast · rigging · anchor · keel · gunwale
expansive
Covering a large area
- openNot closed
- broadWide in span
- unobstructedHaving no barriers
exposed · windswept · amidships · centerline · beam · planking · timber · teak · hardwood · railings
deckhand
Ship's manual laborer
- swabbingCleaning by wiping
- cargo loadingTransferring goods onto transport
- mooring linesRopes securing vessels to dock
sail trimming · maintenance · inspection · assembly · muster · scrubbing · tarring · caulking · lashing
freight
Goods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
- craneLifter or wader
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
winch · pallets · shipment · stowage · loading · unloading · manifest · tonnage · ballast · stevedore
- ship decksforedeck, afterdeck, quarterdeck, forecastle, fo'c'sle
- deckssundeck, foredeck, quarterdeck
- ship areasberth, bridge, bilge, bow, captain's quarters
- ship partshull, keel, mast, bow, rudder
- steamboatssteamboat, riverboat, paddle wheel, paddlewheel, paddleboat
- steamboatpaddle wheel, steam engine, boiler, smokestacks, pilot house
main deckhold
Maintain in grasp
cargo hold · lower deck · bilge · below decks · keel
main deckhold
Maintain in grasp
below decks · interior · cabin · cargo bay · engine room
main, deck, mainstream, mainland, decks, mainframe, mainsail, mainmast