/dek/
#2339 of 5,000 Core 5000
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.
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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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