The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hurricane \Hur"ri*cane\, n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.] A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.
Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd.
--Tennyson.
Each guilty thought to me is
A dreadful hurricane.
--Massinger.
Hurricane bird (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird.
Hurricane deck. (Naut.) See under Deck.
Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See Deck, v.]
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The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one. Berth deck (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung. Boiler deck (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers are placed. Flush deck, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern. Gun deck (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck. Half-deck, that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin. Hurricane deck (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull. Orlop deck, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. Poop deck, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft. Quarter-deck, the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one. Spar deck.
Same as the upper deck.
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Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.
Upper deck, the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern.
(arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.
(Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.
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A pack or set of playing cards.
The king was slyly fingered from the deck.
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A heap or store. [Obs.]
Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck.
--Massinger. (A["e]ronautics) A main a["e]roplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane.
the portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway.
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a flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a roof; -- it is typically used for relaxing out of doors, outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests.
Between decks. See under Between.
Deck bridge (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower chords, between the girders.
Deck curb (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof construction.
Deck floor (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony.
Deck hand, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go aloft.
Deck molding (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof.
Deck roof (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls.
Deck transom (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the deck is framed.
To clear the decks (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action.
To sweep the deck (Card Playing), to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
WordNet
n. a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: hurricane roof, promenade deck, awning deck]
Wikipedia
Hurricane deck or Hurricane Deck can refer to:
- An upper deck on certain types of ships
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Hurricane Deck, Missouri, USA
- Hurricane Deck Bridge, located nearby
- Hurricane Deck, a ridge in California's San Rafael Wilderness
Hurricane Deck is a short mountain range in Santa Barbara County, California in the Los Padres National Forest. The range lies entirely in the San Rafael Wilderness and separates the drainages of the main stem of the Sisquoc River from its tributary, Manzana Creek. It is the northernmost subrange of the San Rafael Mountains; to the north lies the Sierra Madre Mountains.
The range is a single block of a unique marine sandstone deposit of Miocene age. As such, it possible to view the ridge as a single extremely large mountain ( massif).
The ridgeline is traversed by the Hurricane Deck Trail, which is rarely maintained.
Usage examples of "hurricane deck".
Then the audience on the hurricane deck sent up a thundergust of humiliating laughter.
She heard, as if from a great distance, Swire shouting, and then from below the soggy, bursting sound of a wet bag as Hurricane Deck hit bottom.
They arrived just in time to see the last of a large group storm onto the hurricane deck from the Rex.
He climbed over the side to the hurricane deck, and from there he climbed down a stanchion to the saloon deck.
The children of the Hawkins family were playing about the hurricane deck, and the father and mother were sitting in the lee of the pilot house essaying to keep order and not greatly grieved that they were not succeeding.
Many's the time I've camped there, 'cause the rock walls protect you from the gales that's always howlin' acrost Mormon Flat, worse even than them Hurricane Deck storms you hear about.
Far West was there ahead of him, and I was on the hurricane deck, watching his long blue column jingling down under the trees to bivouac, when I found Mrs Candy at my elbow.
He ran down the ladder to the hurricane deck, and disappeared down a companion-way to the deck below.
He fled through the boat, through every room of the three-tiered pilothouse, across the flight deck, down the ladder into the hangar deck and through every one of its rooms, down a ladder and through every room of the hurricane deck, down a ladder and through every room of the main deck, down a ladder and into the vast boiler deck.
He had spent more years up on the hurricane deck of a bronc than he had afoot, so he latched onto the old apple with both hands while we led the horse down the cliff.
I've spent so much time sittin' on the hurricane deck of a horse that I ain't at home anywhere else.