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cargo deck

n. the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: cargo area, cargo hold, hold, storage area]

Usage examples of "cargo deck".

During the night the cargo deck had been cleared of debris while the ship's surgeon worked nonstop to bind wounds and operate on those who were seriously injured.

I crushed his weapon hand against the flooring, then stepped over him into the cargo deck beyond.

The pressure on the cargo deck had already been adjusted to match the air pressure outside.

Saber Rolnikaya came through here from the cargo deck minutes ago and went up to the cockpit.

Unable to spare any of his crew, Lawler beat on the doors of the cabins and ordered the male passengers to man the pumps and form a bucket brigade to bail out the water flowing into the cargo deck below.

Then he wriggled out of his seat restraints and followed Barbousse to the cargo deck.

Within half a minute, the New York Harbor Chief Pilot had clutched a rope ladder and was scrambling up to the cargo deck.

One of Pitt's men produced a ladder and propped it against the exposed rear of the upper cargo deck.

Time dragged on while they silently waited, for only Nakor would go into the lower cargo deck, to load the thirty unconscious creatures into the net.

Time dragged on while they silendy waited, for only Nakor would go into the lower cargo deck, to load the thirty unconscious creatures into the net.

Of course, in the shadows of the cargo deck, it was unlikely that Trenigar would be able to tell from several meters away that Zhod was already dead and had been propped against the wall with a rifle glued to his hand.

The big starboard cranes used to lift machinery were soon extended outward over the open cargo deck of Lanikai.

They followed the Cargo Deck leader's directions and brought the cart to a halt next to the second elevator.

And though it was true, Ken told himself, that the captain could go anywhere on shipboard without being questioned by his men, it was also true that it was unusual for the captain to go out on the aft cargo deck in the middle of the night.