Meaning of Underfoot | Babel Free

Definitions

A storage compartment that sits below the deck of a boat.

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Examples

“In the early stages of fishing, storage space for wet fish was extremely limited, as three pounds on either side, and most of the staging and underfoots, contained ice, leaving only two empty pounds for stowage.”

“All too often saithe are put away with an inadequate amount of ice on them, or stowed in deep shelves or underfoots, where they become badly squashed and spoil more rapidly.”

“Progress was very slow owing to heavy floes and deep underfoots, which necessitated frequent stoppages of the engines.”

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