Decks

Examples

• We must look some time among its crowded decks before we shall find again our humble friend Tom. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He and Dobbin stumbled over their pails in the passages as they were scouring the decks of the Royal George. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• We selected a stateroom forward of the wheel, on the starboard side, below decks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The sheeted sprays drenched the decks like rain. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Her decks were crowded with them as they pressed forward as far as discipline would permit to get a glimpse of their captives. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Down went the Zodangans before that surging tide of war, and as my men cleared the lower decks I sprang to the forward deck where stood Zat Arras. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• It was like home to us to step on board the comfortable ship again and smoke and lounge about her breezy decks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• This had received the brunt of our fire and seemed to be entirely unmanned, as not a moving figure was visible upon her decks. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Evening, promenading the decks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Many a one on our decks knew then for the first time how tame a sight his country's flag is at home compared to what it is in a foreign land. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Prendergast then descended into the 'tween-decks and with his own hands cut the throat of the unfortunate surgeon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The decks of a thousand monster craft teemed with fighting-men, for an alarm on Omean was a thing of rare occurrence. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The flagship bore down upon us, and as she swung gracefully to and touched our side a dozen officers sprang upon our decks. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The port-holes were open, and with every sea, which as she lurched, washed her decks, they received whole tons of water. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• And Jack--don't you ever dare, while you live, appear in public on those decks in fair weather, in a costume unbecoming your mother's drawing-room! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Phaidor and I were taken below decks, where, still fast bound, we were thrown into a small compartment which contained a single port-hole. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Crispin followed him, and they staggered like drunken men along the streaming decks towards the hatch. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• When the decks are cleared for action we go below and wait meekly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I could see figures crowding the forward decks and upper works of the air craft. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.

Edited by Diana