deckhouse
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Unlike its sister ships, the Zumwalt and the Monsoor, the LBJ will have a deckhouse that’s made of steel, not composite materials, to save money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2019
But I was comfortable in the extreme on the wide, leather-covered helm seat, protected from the winds and surrounded on all sides by a glass-enclosed deckhouse.
From Time Magazine Archive
A huge wave had smashed into the forecastle deckhouse and buried it under tons of water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Up in the deckhouse, the skipper and navigator have wonderful, 360-degree views out large windows on all four sides.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brander leaned against the forward end of the deckhouse.
From The Sea Bride by Williams, Ben Ames
His eyes were half closed, for the white boats and deckhouses flashed dazzlingly in the strong light as the steamer lurched across the vivid swell of the Caribbean.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Bindloss, Harold
Captain Tangye had snugged down his ship for the night: ropes were coiled, deckhouses padlocked, the spokes of the wheel covered against dew and frost.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Her great bow seemed to be rising out of the water like a headland, over which Frank could just see the tiers of white deckhouses, one mast, and the tall smokestack.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
Between two of the deckhouses on the lower deck of this steamer is a narrow passage.
From A Padre in France by Birmingham, George A.
These, as well as the end of the ship's navigating bridge and the gangway, were illuminated by, he imagined, a lamp on the side of one of the deckhouses.
From The Pit Prop Syndicate by Crofts, Freeman Wills
