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Meaning of roof deck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to a form a roof. It is known as the "roof deck", and they may be either level (for a "flat" rooftop) or sloped.
  2. An upper deck of a ship that provides shelter for another deck underneath.

Examples

“In multi-story commercial construction, the dominant form of deck (including roof deck) construction is composite steel deck.”
“There are four decks under the main deck and three above, which are named the roof deck, the promenade deck, and the boat deck”

CEFR level

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

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