DECK-HOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deck-house mean? 

• DECK-HOUSE (noun)
  The noun DECK-HOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship

  Familiarity information: DECK-HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECK-HOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A superstructure on the upper deck of a ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deck-house" is a kind of...):

superstructure (structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck)

Holonyms ("deck-house" is a part of...):

upper deck (a higher deck)

 Context examples 

He said that in his watch he had been sheltering behind the deck-house, as there was a rain-storm, when he saw a tall, thin man, who was not like any of the crew, come up the companion-way, and go along the deck forward, and disappear.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)