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Meaning of "deck department" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECK DEPARTMENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECK DEPARTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deck department is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECK DEPARTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deck department

Deck department

The Deck Department is an organizational unit aboard naval and merchant ships. A Deck Officer is an officer serving in the deck department.

Definition of deck department in the English dictionary

The definition of deck department in the dictionary is the part of a ship's crew, from the captain down, concerned with running the ship but not with heavy machinery or catering.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECK DEPARTMENT

deck
deck beam
deck bridge
deck cabin
deck cargo
deck chair
deck crane
deck hand
deck officer
deck over
deck shoe
deck tennis
deck-access
deckchair
decked
deckel
Decker
deckhand
deckhouse
decking

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECK DEPARTMENT

adjustment
advertisement
allotment
apartment
appointment
assortment
commitment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
department
disappointment
fire department
fitment
investment
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
the treatment
treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of deck department in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deck department» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECK DEPARTMENT

Find out the translation of deck department to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deck department from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deck department» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甲板部
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

servicio de puente
570 millions of speakers

English

deck department
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डेक विभाग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قسم سطح السفينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

палуба отдел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de convés
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডেক বিভাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

service du pont
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jabatan dek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Decksbereich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

甲板部
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갑판 부서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dek departemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ phận boong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டெக் துறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेक विभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güverte departmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sezione di coperta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dział pokład
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

палуба відділ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

departamentul de punte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τμήμα καταστρώματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dek departement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

däcksavdelningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dekksavdelingen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deck department

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECK DEPARTMENT»

The term «deck department» is normally little used and occupies the 141.099 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECK DEPARTMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deck department» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deck department» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deck department

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECK DEPARTMENT»

Discover the use of deck department in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deck department and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Seamanship: Fundamentals for the Deck Officer
The weapons or deck duty officer, for example, would be responsible for the performance of all deck department sentries in the watch section. He would ensure that only qualified personnel were assigned such duties, and he would monitor ...
David O. Dodge, Stephen E. Kyriss, 1981
2
Resorts: Management and Operation
Aboard a cruise ship there may be more than one officer with the rank of captain, such as the staff captain who oversees all things relating to the crew, staff, and customers. Deck Department. This department oversees the navigation and care  ...
Robert Christie Mill, 2007
3
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(a) The minimum service or training required to qualify an applicant for license as third mate of coastwise steam or motor vessels is: (1) Three years' service in the deck department of ocean or coastwise steam or motor vessels, 6 months of ...
4
The Bluejackets' Manual
Some ships, such as aircraft carriers, have both a deck department and a weapons department; other ships have only one or the other, depending upon their mission. On ships with a deck department, the first lieutenant is the head of that ...
Thomas J. Cutler, 2002
5
Shipboard Manpower: A Statistical Study of Men in the United ...
... By Union and Union- Management Group 88 49 Deck Department: Net Attrition (Observed and Projected), 1959 through 1972 89 50 Deck Department: Average Annual Net Attrition Rates, By Number of Years Since Receiving Identification ...
‎1966
6
Safety Factors and Leading Indicators in Shipping ...
In general, the steward department respondents had the strongest perceptions of these significant safety factors, compared to respondents from engine department and deck department. There was no significant difference on the significant ...
Haiyun Wang, 2008
7
Ocean Transportation
Deck Department. In addition to the master, the licensed deck department includes the mates. Before World War II, most freighters carried three mates, though the requirements of the large passenger liners called for larger deck departments.
Carl E. McDowell, Helen M. Gibbs, 1999
8
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The deck department is responsible for navigation, maintenance of the hull and deck equipment, and the supervision of loading, unloading, and storing of cargo. Personnel in the engine department operate and maintain the machinery that ...
9
Crew Size and Maritime Safety
(engine room crewmember is permitted, but cannot be required, to work in deck department), cert, denied, 358 U.S. 889 (1958); Kane v. American Tankers Corp., 219 F.2d 637, 639 (2d Cir. 1955). C. The Work-hour Limitation. Under 46 U.S.C. ...
Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 1991
10
Ten Thousand and a Wake-up
While I waited for my turn to see the XO, the Deck Department Head, Lieutenant Southerland and Ensign Torrent, the 1st Lieutenant and erstwhile fighting Duty Officer, came up, looked at the line, ignored it and walked into the XO's stateroom .
Stephen Krueger

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECK DEPARTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deck department is used in the context of the following news items.
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BUNBURY, Australia (June 30, 2015) - Deck department Sailors lay out damaged mooring lines on the flight deck of the amphibious dock ... «DVIDS, Jun 15»
2
Lincoln Deck Department celebrates 2 years DUI free
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Sailors assigned to the Deck Department of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) celebrated ... «DVIDS, Jun 15»
3
Premier Pacific Seafoods
As part of the SS Ocean Phoenix Deck department, AB duties include standing a navigational watch, perform repair and maintenance of hull ... «GCaptain, Jun 15»
4
USS Germantown certifies amphibious and air mobility mission …
The ship's warfare teams, led by Deck Department's 1st Leiutenant, Lt. Smith; Division Officers Ensign Myung and Ensign Chien; and ... «DVIDS, Jun 15»
5
Training ship for Great Lakes sailors draws attention during brief stop
Mike Surgalski, a ship officer and chairman of the Deck Department overseeing navigation and deck operations, took a few minutes to explain ... «Buffalo News, May 15»
6
Navy Ship, Coast Guard crews rescue sailboat off Ocean City
The deck department quickly assembled the damage control items needed to affect a temporary repair to the sailboat's hull and lowered them ... «wtkr.com, May 15»
7
The battleship, the drone, and the chocolate chip cookies
As a division officer in the ship's Deck Department, I was ostensibly in charge of the Iowa's small boats. On the second evening of gunnery ... «Ars Technica, May 15»
8
VIDEO 100 Years On – Lusitania's Clare victims
... Garry accepted a posting whereby he would serve as Assistant Surgeon to Dr. James McDermott in the Deck Department of the Lusitania. «The Clare Herald, May 15»
9
Chief Mate at Bourbon
Keep the deck department inventory up to date. • Allocate and ensure that all duties appertaining to deck department are carried out in a safe ... «Information Nigeria, May 15»
10
Mill Valley's Community Center Manager to Retire After Three …
... Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, had a “gut reaction” that this guy was the perfect fit for her tiny, all-hands-on-deck department. «Patch.com, Apr 15»

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