Orlop deck
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The orlop deck is the lowest deck in a ship. It is the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. It has been suggested the name originates from "overlooping" of the cables.
It has also been suggested that the name is a corruption of "overlap," referring to an overlapping, balcony-like half deck occupying a portion of the ship's lowest deck space.
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Parts of a sailing ship
Anchor · Anchor windlass · Bilgeboard · Capstan · Centreboard · Daggerboard · Deck · Figurehead · Forecastle · Gunwale · Hull · Jackline · Keel · Leeboard · Mast · Orlop deck · Poop deck · Rudder · Ship's wheel · Skeg · Stern · Tiller · Winch
