sundeck

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/ˈsʌnˌdɛk/

noun

An area on a ship's deck or on the roof of a house used for sunbathing.

OriginEnglish deck ← Middle English dekke ← Middle Dutch dec →
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Meanings

nounsundeck (plural sundecks)

plural sundecks · alternative sun deck

  1. An area on a ship's deck or on the roof of a house used for sunbathing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*sunnô
  3. Proto-Germanic*sunnǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sunnā
  5. Old Englishsunne
  6. Middle Englishsonne
  7. Englishsun
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*þaką
  10. Proto-Germanic*þakjaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*þakkjan
  12. Old Dutchthecken
  13. Middle Dutchdeckendeverb.
  14. Middle Dutchdec
  15. Middle Englishdekke
  16. Englishdeck
  17. Englishsundeck

From sun + deck.

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Translations

Finnish aurinkokansi
  • aurinkokansiarea used for sunbathing
German Sonnendeck, Sonnenterrasse
  • Sonnendeckarea used for sunbathing
  • Sonnenterrassearea used for sunbathing
Irish deic gréine
  • deic gréinearea used for sunbathing
Swedish soldäck
  • soldäckarea used for sunbathing
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sundeck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sundeck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sundeck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sundeck.

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