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Deckhead

A deckhead is the underside of a deck in a ship. It bears the same relationship to a compartment on the deck below as does the ceiling to the roof of a house.

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A deckhead is the underside of a deck in a ship. It bears the same relationship to a compartment on the deck below as does the ceiling to the roof of a house.1

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  1. "Deckhead". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.