f a Ship (Ger. decken, to cover), the planked floor, resting upon her beams.

Flush-Deck, is a floor continued on one line from stem to stern.

Half-Deck, the under part of the quarter-deck of a ship of war, contained between the foremost bulk-head of the steerage and the fore-part of the quarter-deck. It also denotes a partial deck in the fore-part of small vessels. See Ship-building.