Home › Words › A › abovedeckabovedeckabovedeck means located on deck.EtymologyFrom above + deck.adjLocated on deck.e.g.“These heating elements allow the gun mount to continue to operate when the abovedeck temperature is as low as 40° C.” — 1997, Jim Bomar, Gunner's Mate, page 5-44:advOn deck.e.g.“Dress warmly so that you can stay abovedeck in the fresh air.” — 1983, Steven K. Katona, Valerie Rough, David T. Richardson, A Field Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Seals of the Gulf of Maine and Eastern Canada, page 20:nounThe area on a boat that is abovedeck.e.g.“It's a good idea to plan these jobs in logical steps, working down from abovedeck to the bilge.” — 1978, Martin Levin, How to Get from January Through December in Powerboating, page 174:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.decktop 75% match — The top of a deck (on a ship etc.). vs abovedeck →deckside 75% match — On the deck of a vessel. vs abovedeck →belowdecks 73% match — Below the main deck of a ship. vs abovedeck →afterdeck 71% match — The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern. vs abovedeck →maindeck 68% match — The principal deck of a ship or vessel vs abovedeck →deckwise 66% match — Knowledgeable about working as a deckhand. vs abovedeck →deckward 66% match — Toward the deck of a ship. vs abovedeck →subdeck 64% match — The undersection of a deck (as of a bridge or a ship). vs abovedeck →