Kilo Lingo

/dek/

Line drawing of deck
Coloured illustration of deck
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Translation

The open floor of a ship, or a full set of playing cards.

Word origin

From Middle Dutch dec, a covering or roof laid over part of a ship.

Origin
Middle Dutch
Root
dec

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldecks

Examples

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Here "deck" is the open floor of a ship where people can walk.

!

A famous ship order; it means everyone must come and help.

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A "deck" of cards is the full set of playing cards.

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This word is part of lesson 47.