Deck

Deck

Deck may refer to:

In vehicles:

  • Deck (ship), an outdoor floor of a ship
  • Bus deck, referring to the number of passenger levels on a bus or coach
  • Plane deck, referring to the flight deck or the fuselage

In construction:

  • Deck (building), an outdoor floor attached to a building made of only wood or woodlike material
  • Roof deck, a roof system
  • Observation deck, a platform situated upon a tall architectural structure or natural feature
  • Deck (bridge), the roadway surface of a bridge
  • Decking, a garden structure with a suspended wooden surface
  • The concrete or tile area surrounding a swimming pool
  • Another name for a storey
  • Deck tiles, tiles of wood with a polypropylene base that interlock together
  • Deck arch bridge, a type of bridge
  • Orthotropic deck

In business:

  • A presentation, usually in Powerpoint or Keynote

In games and sports:

  • deck, the flat surface of a skateboard
  • Deck (cards), a collection of cards
  • Game deck, a video game system

People:

In music:

In entertainment:

In publishing:

  • deck or dek, a phrase, sentence or several sentences near the title of an article or story

As a euphemism:

  • To strike or hit with the intention of rendering the recipient to the floor - "I'll deck you"

See also


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  • Deck — Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more common… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deck — [dɛk], das; [e]s, s: a) oberstes Stockwerk eines Schiffes: alle Mann an Deck! b) unter dem oberen Abschluss des Schiffsrumpfes liegendes Stockwerk: das Kino befindet sich im unteren Deck. Zus.: Promenadendeck, Sonnendeck, Zwischendeck. * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Deck — bezeichnet: eine Auswahl von Spielkarten in einem Sammelkartenspiel das Brett, auf dem man beim Skateboarden steht das Deck (Schiffbau) eines Schiffes bzw. eines Bootes ein Flugdeck einen Kassettenrekorder (Tapedeck) das Parkdeck, ein Geschoss in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • deck — deck1 [dek] n. [prob. aphetic < MLowG verdeck (< ver , FOR + decken, to cover: see THATCH), transl. of It coperta, cover] 1. any extended horizontal structure in a ship or boat serving as a floor and structural support, and covering,… …   English World dictionary

  • Deck — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un deck es un elemento estructural de un jardín que podría denominarse en español como terraza. Un deck es una terraza de madera que puede estar elevada o no, sobre el terreno. Para la instalación de un Deck se… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Deck — (d[e^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decked} (d[e^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Decking}.] [D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See {Thatch}.] 1. To cover; to overspread. [1913 Webster] To deck with clouds the uncolored sky. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deck — DECK, deckuri, s.n. Magnetofon, casetofon etc. fără amplificator de putere. – Din engl. deck. Trimis de dante, 14.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  déck s.n., pl. déckuri Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  DECK s. n. magnetofon,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Deck — Deck, jeder Fußboden im Schiffskörper, der zur Raumeinteilung und zur Stärkung des Querverbandes des Schiffes dient. Jedes D. besteht aus Deckbalken, die mit den Spanten zusammen das Schiffsgerippe bilden und je nach der Bauart des Schiffes aus… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • deck — [dɛk] n. m. ÉTYM. 1925; angl. deck, même sens, d abord « couverture, revêtement, toit », emprunt au moyen néerlandais dec. ❖ ♦ Mar. (vx). Anglic. Pont (d un bateau). 0 (…) le 8 novembre, quand le Columbia appareille, il est en train d installer… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • deck — ► NOUN 1) a floor of a ship, especially the upper level. 2) a floor or platform, as in a bus or car park. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a pack of cards. 4) a component in sound reproduction equipment, incorporating a player or recorder for discs or tapes.… …   English terms dictionary

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