berth deck
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berth deck
[′bərth ‚dek] (naval architecture)
The deck on a warship where hammocks were formerly swung.
A space in which lie the crew's sleeping quarters.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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