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Meaning of deckhouse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.

Equivalents

Français rouf
Nederlands roef
Русский рубка
Svenska däckshus

Examples

“Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began.”
“Then, through his web of contacts, he was told that the Nightingale’s original deckhouse was being used as a cottage on a private island outside of Kragero, Norway, a shipbuilding port.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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