tweendeck C2+ Topic:Transportation Also spelled ’tween-decks US /ˈtwiːnˌdɛk/ UK /ˈtwiːndek/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun nautical: an intermediate deck, or the space between decks, especially on a merchant ship above the hold The crew stored provisions in the tweendeck above the cargo hold. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · nautical: an intermediate... between-deckintermediate deck Word family Derived forms tweendecker Related forms deckholdcargo ship Etymology A clipped compound from between + deck, also written tween deck, tween-deck, or historically 'tween-decks. It names a deck or enclosed space lying between a ship's main deck and hold. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tweendeck **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtwiːnˌdɛk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtwiːndek/ ## Meanings 1. nautical: an intermediate deck, or the space between decks, especially on a merchant ship above the hold ## Examples - The crew stored provisions in the tweendeck above the cargo hold. ## Synonyms - between-deck - intermediate deck ## Derived Forms - tweendecker ## Related Forms - deck - hold - cargo ship ## Etymology A clipped compound from between + deck, also written tween deck, tween-deck, or historically 'tween-decks. It names a deck or enclosed space lying between a ship's main deck and hold. ## Topics - Transportation markdown