orlop

or·lop

(ôr′lŏp′)

The lowest deck of a ship, especially a warship, having at least four decks.

[Middle English overlop, floor covering a ship's hold, from Middle Low German overlōp : over, over; see uper in Indo-European roots + lōp, a running.]

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orlop

(ˈɔːlɒp) or

orlop deck

(Nautical Terms) nautical (in a vessel with four or more decks) the lowest deck

[C15: from Dutch overloopen to run over, spill. See over, leap]

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or•lop

(ˈɔr lɒp)

(in a ship) the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull. Also called or′lop deck`.

[1375–1425; late Middle English overloppe < Middle Dutch over-loop covering]