Definition of Belowdecks

1. Adverb. (nautical) Below the main deck of a ship. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Belowdecks

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belowdecks

belove
beloved
belovedness
beloveds
beloves
beloving
belovingly
belovite
below
below average
below decks
below par
below the belt
below the fold
below the salt
belowdecks (current term)
belowground
belows
belowstairs
beloxamide
beloxepin
bels
belsire
belswagger
belswaggers
belt
belt-drive
belt-tightening
belt along
belt and suspenders

Literary usage of Belowdecks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Japan, Real and Imaginary by Sydney Greenbie (1920)
"Some were belowdecks, where the air had been breathed over and over again and most likely will be to the end of time. The day drags. ..."

2. Songs from the Trenches: The Soul of the A.E.F. by Herbert Adams Gibbons (1918)
"Was you among the guys that went to France ? Did you ever sleep belowdecks when the "subs" was all around And your life-belt was your one and only chance? ..."

3. Germ Warfareby John Lonergan by John Lonergan (2001)
"Better if we stay belowdecks, in our cabins as much as possible, " Josef said. " I assume that Mariana is going with us ? " It was less a question than a ..."

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