deck over

verb

To complete the upper deck of a vessel.

“The plan would deck over the site so housing can be built on it.”

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Meanings

verbdeck over (third-person singular simple present decks over, present participle decking over, simple past and past participle decked over)

present singular third person decks over · participle present decking over · participle past decked over · past decked over

  1. transitivebusinessTo complete the upper deck of a vessel.
  2. transitiveTo build a structure atop an existing facility.

    The plan would deck over the site so housing can be built on it.

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APA

deck over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deck%20over

MLA

“deck over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deck%20over. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deck over,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deck%20over.

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