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One of the 'floors' which normally run the entire length of a ship or aircraft, and vary in number, width, and usage according to the vessel's function and size. The luxury liner 'Queen Elizabeth II,' for example, had 13 decks.
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deck is in the Shipping, Transport, & Travel subject.
deck appears in the definitions of the following terms: tonnage, leading question, hold, on deck, deck cargo, belly cargo and roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro)
deck appears in these other terms: under deck tonnage (UDT), card deck
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