deck
/dek/ nounDefinition
› one of the floors of a ship, bus, or plane: The children like to sit on the top deck of the bus. The kids like going out on the deck when we ride the ferry.
› a wooden floor outside a house, usually with a low fence around it and without a roof: In the summer, we eat on the deck whenever we can.
› a set of cards used for playing games
(Definition of deck noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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