Etymology

orlop

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Today it means: The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship. Full definition →

Middle English overlop ← Middle Low German overlop
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  1. Middle Low German · derived fromoverlop“which leaps overhead”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoverlop“deck of a single-decker”
  3. English todayorlop

From Middle English overlop (“deck of a single-decker”), from Middle Low German overlop (“which leaps overhead”). Compare overloop.

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