go below

verb

To go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship.

“The weather's getting bad; you had better go below!”

Meanings

verbgo below (third-person singular simple present goes below, present participle going below, simple past went below, past participle gone below)

present singular third person goes below · participle present going below · past went below · participle past gone below

  1. intransitivenauticalTo go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship.

    The weather's getting bad; you had better go below!

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Chicago

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