subdeck

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noun

The undersection of a deck (as of a bridge or a ship).

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Meanings

nounsubdeck (plural subdecks)

plural subdecks

  1. businessThe undersection of a deck (as of a bridge or a ship).
  2. journalismA subheadline.

    If there's a strapline or subdeck, write these after the main deck and don't use the same words. A strapline goes above the main headline and a subdeck below it.

    2005, Richard Keeble, Print Journalism: A Critical Introduction, page 114

Origin

From sub- + deck.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sudbeck
Cite this entry
APA

subdeck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdeck

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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