deck over
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put a flat wooden or solid covering over something, like building a platform over a canal or pond.
Literal meaning: To put a deck (wooden platform) over something.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To construct a deck, platform, or covering surface over an area.
"The city council voted to deck over the old railway cutting and create a new public park."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in construction and architecture contexts. Relatively rare and technical. More common in British English, particularly in discussions of urban development or boat-building.
Commonly used with
canal railway dock roof area pit
Forms
Base
deck over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
decks over
he/she/it
Past simple
decked over
yesterday
Past participle
decked over
have + pp
-ing form
decking over
continuous
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