Deckwise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Deckwise is an adjective meaning Knowledgeable about working as a deckhand.
Meaning
Knowledgeable about working as a deckhand.
More Meanings
- Pertaining to the deck.
- Along or toward the deck.
- Concerning the deck.
Example Sentences
All things deckwise were under the command of the bosun.
Deckwise separation of the ends through leasing and warping reeds
This lobster boat wasn't much larger, deckwise, than a rowboat, it seemed.
The starched maids who strolled deckwise of an evening had long since tumbled into their bunks to snore like ladies until such hour as they chose luxuriously to arise.
Word Forms
- deck-wise
Related Words
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