Meanings
nounweather deck (plural weather decks)
plural weather decks
- nauticalA ship's deck which has no overhead protection, which is open to the weather; a ship's uppermost deck.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounupper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below
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Translations
Danish overdæk
- overdækuncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck
Finnish sääkansi
- sääkansiuncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck
German Oberdeck, Wetterdeck
- Oberdeckuncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck
- Wetterdeckuncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck
Hebrew סִפּוּן גָלוּי
- סִפּוּן גָלוּי (sipun galui)uncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck
Norwegian Bokmål værdekk
- værdekkuncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck
Cite this entry
APA
weather deck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20deck
MLA
“weather deck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20deck. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weather deck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20deck.
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