| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| orlop |
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| SYLLABICATION: | or·lop |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ôr l p |
| NOUN: | The lowest deck of a ship, especially a warship, having at least four decks. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English overlop, floor covering a ship's hold, from Middle Low German overl p : over, over; see uper in Appendix I + lp, a running.
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