a town of the Orleansis, in France, situated on the river Loire, about fifteen miles south-east of Nevers: E. lon. 3° 32', and N. lat. 46° 40'.

DECK of a ship is a planked floor from stem to stern, upon which the guns lie, and where the men walk to and fro.

Great ships have three decks, first, second, and third, beginning to count from the lowermost.

Half deck reaches from the main-mast to the stern of the ship.

Quarter-deck is that aloft the steerage, reaching to the round-house.

Flush-deck is that which lies even in a right-line fore and aft, from stem to stern. A rope-deck is that made of cordages, interwoven and stretched over a vessel, through which it is easy to annoy an enemy who comes to board her. They are little used but by small vessels, to defend them against privateers.