deckhouse

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deckhouse

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From deck + house.

noun deckhouses

A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck. Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began.

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noun cabin on the deck of a boat

Español	caseta de cubierta
Français	rouf
Deutsch	Deckhaus, Deckshaus
Русский	ру́бка rúbka

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@misc{deckhouse_2026,
  title = {deckhouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deckhouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}