Orlop deck
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The orlop is the lowest deck in a ship (except for very old ships), immediately above the hold. It is the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line.[1]
The word derives from the Dutch overloop from the verb overlopen ("to run over, extend").[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Keegan, John (1989). The Price of Admiralty. New York: Viking. p. 279. ISBN 0-670-81416-4.
- ^ "Orlop" from Shorter Oxford English Dictionary