ON DECK


Meaning of ON DECK in English

adv. or adj. phr. 1. On a floor of a ship open to the outdoors. The passengers were playing shufflehoard on deck. The sailors kept busy cleaning and painting on deck. 2. informal Ready to do something; present. The scout leader told the boys to be on deck at 8:00 Saturday morning for the hike. Dick was at bat, and Bob was on deck.

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