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Meaning of "half-deck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-DECK

half-deck  [ˈhɑːfˌdɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-DECK

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
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Half-Deck 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 HALF-DECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

half-deck

Deck (ship)

A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure which forms the 'roof' for the hull, which both strengthens the hull and serves as the primary working surface. Vessels often have more than one level both within the hull and in the superstructure above the primary deck which are similar to the floors of a multi-storey building, and which are also referred to as decks, as are specific compartments and decks built over specific areas of the superstructure.

Definition of half-deck in the English dictionary

The definition of half-deck in the dictionary is a deck on an old ship of war that is situated below the upper deck and extends aft from the mainmast.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-DECK


afterdeck
ˈɑːftəˌdɛk
bedeck
bɪˈdɛk
codec
ˈkəʊˌdɛk
deck
dɛk
foredeck
ˈfɔːˌdɛk
helideck
ˈhɛlɪˌdɛk
Melchizedek
mɛlˈkɪzəˌdɛk
overdeck
ˈəʊvəˌdɛk
quarterdeck
ˈkwɔːtəˌdɛk
sandek
ˈsɑnˌdɛk
undeck
ʌnˈdɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-DECK

half-cooked
half-covered
half-crazy
half-crown
half-cup bra
half-cut
half-day
half-dazed
half-dead
half-deaf
half-deserted
half-digested
half-dollar
half-done
half-dozen
half-dressed
half-drowned
half-drunk
half-eaten
half-educated

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-DECK

boat deck
cassette deck
flight deck
hit the deck
hurricane deck
lower deck
main deck
mess deck
observation deck
orlop deck
poop deck
promenade deck
record deck
sun deck
tape deck
underdeck
upper deck

Synonyms and antonyms of half-deck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-deck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-DECK

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

Translator English - Chinese

半甲板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio - cubierta
570 millions of speakers

English

half-deck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा डेक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف سطح السفينة و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половина палубы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia- plataforma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-ডেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi- pont
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah dek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbdeck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハーフデッキ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 갑판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah dek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa boong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை டெக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा डेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım güverte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzo ponte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół -deck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

половина палуби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate de punte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό - deck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plecht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv - däck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvdekket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-deck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-DECK»

The term «half-deck» is normally little used and occupies the 150.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-DECK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-deck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-deck» 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 half-deck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-DECK»

Discover the use of half-deck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-deck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
ARCH'01: troisième conferénce internationale sur les ponts ...
... load on full deck width plus live load on a half deck width . c) Evaluating bridge safety under loads including the remaining pavement load on a half deck width, after peeling an upper part of the pavement of 10 cm thick on the half deck width,  ...
C. Abdunur, 2001
2
Blackjack Essays
Now the dealer will place the -7 half-deck on top of the discards, split the discards into two two-deck stacks, and begin to shuffle. Let's further suppose that she shuffles in half-deck pieces; i.e., she takes half-deck increments off of each stack  ...
Mason Malmuth, 1996
3
A General Treatise of the Dominion of the Sea: and a ...
A Ship One Hundred and Twenty-two Foot in Length, Twenty-four and a half in Breadth, and Thirteen and a half ia Depth,, with a half Deck, One Hundred and Thirty eight Lasts. A Ship One Hundred and Twenty Foot in Length, Twenty- four in ...
Alexander Justice, 1724
4
Time for Verification: Essays in Memory of Amir Pnueli
For the case of an alternating red/black deck, moving the bottom card of the half- deck to the top corresponds to a reversal of the deck. This is because the two half -decks from the cut will have bottom cards of the same color only when the ...
Zohar Manna, Doron A. Peled, 2010
5
1676: The End of American Independence
There were quartered Captain Grantham, his two mates, the ship's surgeon, perhaps the boatswain and the carpenter, probably the supercargo, certainly any wealthy passengers. Up the Concord's half- deck bulkhead ran the broad ladders , ...
Stephen Saunders Webb, 1995
6
MotorBoating
It will be noticed that the largest class is that of during the _past five years we would find results conThe Half Deck Boat' {as 'in: 3121c r3325“?in°a, iirzlggsigzffioiafhgsimmfnfgtgmf the trunk cabin cruiser, and this is not at all surprising. siderably ...
7
Modern Blackjack Second Edition
www.qfit.com/book/z81Chart.gif  Six decks, S17, DAS, LS, 4 players, Hi-Lo, truncate, Sweet 16 & Fab 4 indexes, half-deck resolution, penetrations from 26- 130 cards cutoff by the card  Six decks, S17, DAS, LS, 4 players, Hi-Lo, truncate , ...
Norm Wattenberger, 2010
8
An abstract of the evidence delivered before a select ...
... 00 Length of the quarter-deck, KK 33 06 Breadth of the quarter-deck, 19 06 Length of the cabin, LL 14 00 Height of the cabin 6 02 Length of the half-deck, MM 16 06 Height of the half-deck, - 6 02 Length of the platforms, N N, on the half- deck, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee Appointed to Take the Examination of Witnesses Respecting the African Slave Trade, 1855
9
Finding the Edge: Mathematical Analysis of Casino Games
TABLE 5 Summary of the Change in Expected Value TABLE 6 Effect of Deck Composition on Expected Value: HALF DECK half deck as a deck of 26 cards, where all denominations are proportional to the full deck, i.e., Q(X) = 2 for X ^ 10 and ...
Olaf Vancura, Judy A. Cornelius, William R. Eadington, 2000
10
Courts of Exchequer and Exchequer Chamber: Exchequer ...
If that exception had stood alone, the owners would have been entitled to the half deck, since that is the usual place for depositing the ship's stores. Then comes a proviso on that exception, viz, that the charterers are to have the full reach of the ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, William Newland Welsby, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, 1866

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-DECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-deck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside The World's Most Expensive Mega-Yacht
Even more impressive is the master suite, which takes up an entire half-deck at the front of the boat; skylights, floor-to-ceiling windows and a ... «Rocca News, Jul 15»
2
Asian tigers sharpen their teeth
... while Singapore has shown off a redesign of its existing half-deck Endurance-class landing ship as a more capable marine aviation platform. «The Canberra Times, Feb 15»
3
Express-News chronology
The loading dock will move to an exit on Fourth Street. The press room will install a new half-deck, allowing for two balanced presses and more ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jan 15»
4
Asia's military budgets surge as armies go high-tech
... while Singapore has shown off a redesign of its existing half-deck Endurance-class landing ship as a more capable marine aviation platform. «Nikkei Asian Review, Dec 14»
5
Natural Doctrine review – Naturally difficult
The co-op mode allows you to only use half your deck, but you team up with another person online and their half-deck equals out the gap. «n3rdabl3, Oct 14»
6
State budget includes $2m for Mayflower II restoration project …
“Further plans are to rebuild the topside half-deck, repair the transom, poop deck, and starboard half-deck.” Continue reading below. According ... «Boston Globe, Jul 14»
7
Here Together Are Our Hearts: The Love Songs of Sharon Van Etten
... open with his own band—when we spot a storefront psychic and decide it would be real funny to go in on a half-deck Tarot reading. We press ... «Pitchfork Media, May 14»
8
A little bit of heaven: Trek into Rocky Mountain Front leads to Devil's …
It's one of the last “half-deck truss” bridges left standing in the United States and doesn't look like any other bridge you've ever crossed. «Montana Standard, Mar 14»
9
Little bit of heaven: Trek into Rocky Mountain Front leads to Devil's …
It's one of the last “half-deck truss” bridges left standing in the United States and doesn't look like any other bridge you've ever crossed. «The Missoulian, Mar 14»
10
Sherrington: Tow truck not the way for a winner to go out
... one aspirin; one polished rock; a half-deck of cards; a Christmas tree receipt; $8.67 in loose change; a drawer full of crayons and markers. «Dallas Morning News, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Half-Deck [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/half-deck>. Apr 2024 ».
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