Meaning of ORLOP
| Pronunciation: | | 'orlâp
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| | Definition: | | [n] the fourth or lowest deck |
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| | Synonyms: | | fourth deck, orlop deck |
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| | See Also: | | deck | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Or"lop\, n. [D. overloop the upper deck, lit., a running
over or overflowing, fr. overloopen to run over. See {Over},
and {Leap}, and cf. {Overloop}.] (Naut.)
The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war,
consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on
which the cables are coiled.
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