Noun

decks

1. Plural form of deck.

Verb

decks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deck.

deck may refer to:

In vehicles:

• deck (ship), an outdoor floor of a ship

In construction:

• deck (building), an outdoor floor attached to a building
• Roof Deck, an roof system
• Observation deck, an platform situated upon a tall architectural structure or natural feature
• Deck (bridge), the roadway surface of a bridge
• decking, a garden structure with a suspended wooden surface
• the concrete or tile area surrounding a swimming pool
• another name for a storey.
• Deck tiles, tiles of wood with a polypropalene base that interlock together
• deck arch bridge, a type of bridge
• Orthotropic deck

In games and sports:

• deck, the flat surface of a skateboard
• deck (cards), a collection of cards
• game deck, a video game system

People:

• Théodore Deck, 19th century French ceramicist.

In music:

• a head unit
• a phonograph turntable
• tape deck, a sound recording and playback device

In entertainment:

• a stage (theatre)
• Deck Afta, a character from the anime Space Runaway Ideon

In publishing:

• deck or dek, a phrase, sentence or several sentences near the title of an article or story

As a euphemism:

• To strike or hit "I'll deck you"

See also:

• Common names for decks
• Double decker
• Deque - Double-ended queue

Categories: Dutch loanwords