messdeck

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noun

The mess on board a ship.

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Meanings

nounmessdeck (plural messdecks)

plural messdecks · alternative mess deck

  1. The mess on board a ship.

    [F]or on the messdeck it was freely acknowledged that what the Old Man didn’t know about the dodges and wrinkles of sailors it wasn’t much use writing about.

    1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 8

Origin

From mess + deck.

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APA

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MLA

“messdeck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messdeck. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “messdeck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messdeck.

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