messdeck

English

Alternative forms

  • mess deck

Etymology

From mess +‎ deck.

Noun

messdeck (plural messdecks)

  1. The mess on board a ship.
    • 1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 8:
      [F]or on the messdeck it was freely acknowledged that what the Old Man didn’t know about the dodges and wrinkles of sailors it wasn’t much use writing about.
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