US /bəˈloʊ dɛks/
・UK /bɪˈləu deks/
The most likely reasons include the crew fearing a potential explosion owing to the large amount of alcohol below decks, or else the sailors not accounting for the ship remaining buoyant with the water it took on during a storm.
The most likely reasons include the crew fearing a potential explosion, owing to the large amount of alcohol below decks, or else the sailors not accounting for the ship remaining buoyant with the water it took on during a storm.
The catapults were operated from below decks.
the catapults were operated from below decks
Different below decks equipment.
I read somewhere that pirates wear eye patches so that when they go and fight on another ship, they've got one eye that's accustomed to the dark, so when they go below decks, they've got night vision and they can swap their eye patch over and they can see where they're going.
So when they go below decks, they've got night vision and they can swap their eyepatch over and they can see where they're going.
Basic things like no candles while you're gambling and drinking below decks.
Basic things like no candles while you're gambling and drinking below decks—that's a very sensible one—knock over a candle in a wooden ship and all hell breaks loose.