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Definition of Hit the deck
1. Verb. Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger. "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
Definition of Hit the deck
1. Verb. To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hit The Deck
Literary usage of Hit the deck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"In tho case of iron-clad vessels, to hit the deck or the turrets at the intersection
with the deck, and especially to let all the shots strike at once. ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"... to the port side,—allowed it to lower until he feared that if it did clear
itself, the clew iron would hit the deck and mar it, when he sang out "Hold ..."
3. Battle in the Ice: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
"Just short of the first barrier, the main undercarriage wheels hit the deck.
By a miracle they did not collapse; instead, the aircraft bounced. ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"In tho case of iron-clad vessels, to hit the deck or the turrets at the intersection
with the deck, and especially to let all the shots strike at once. ..."
5. Out of the Depths by David Harrell (2005)
"My feet were burned when I hit the deck and I did not know what was going on .
. . Men were screaming all around and many were wounded. ..."
6. Secrets of the Submarine by Marley Fotheringham Hay (1917)
"The result of these experiments was most comforting to the deck personnel of the
battleship, for 90% of the bombs dropped failed to hit the deck at all and ..."
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