Meaning of on the deck | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Flying at a very low altitude.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, deck.

Examples

“The HAWK is one of the Army's newest air defense weapons. It is capable of carrying a modern warhead and of destroying attackers flying "on the deck" at such ranges as to insure effective protection of defended areas.”

“The fighters were flying “on the deck” — as close to the water as possible — to avoid detection.”

CEFR level