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orlop

/awr-lop/US // ˈɔr lɒp //UK // (ˈɔːlɒp) //

杓子

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.

Examples

  • The orlop deck between bulkheads which formed the top of the tunnel was also water-tight.

  • It was by this scuttle that access was obtained to all the decks below C down to the peak tank top on the orlop deck.

  • Already it was above the cable on the orlop deck, and there was an immense quantity between decks.

  • By midnight we had settled very deep in the water, which was now up to the orlop deck.

  • The tall, odd-looking figure that Captain Brower had pointed out, belonged to the wildest mess on the orlop deck.