Definitions for orlop
ˈɔr lɒpor·lop

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orlop deck, orlop, fourth decknoun

   the fourth or lowest deck

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. orlopnoun

   The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.

2. Etymology: overlop, from overlop.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orlopnoun

   The middle deck. Skinn.

   Etymology: overloop, Dutch.

   A small ship of the king’s called the Pensie, was assailed by the Lyon, a principal ship of Scotland; wherein the Pensie so applyed her shot, that the Lyon’s oreloop was broken, her sails and tackling torn; and lastly, she was boarded and taken. John Hayward.

2. Overloopnoun

   The same with orlop.

   In extremity we carry our ordnance better than we were wont, because our nether over-loops are raised commonly from the water; to wit, between the lower part of the port and the sea. Walter Raleigh.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orlop

   The orlop is the lowest deck in a ship (except for very old ships). It is the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word descends from Dutch overloop from the verb overlopen, "to run (over); extend".

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1. orlop

   The orlop is the lowest deck in a ship, especially in a ship of war, often used for storage. It is typically situated above the space at the bottom of the hull.

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1. Orlop

   The orlop 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. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word descends from Dutch overloop from the verb overlopen, "to run; extend".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orlop

   or′lop, n. the deck below the berth-deck in a ship where the cables, &c., are stowed. [Dut. overloop, the upper deck—overlopen, to run over.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orlop

   The lowest deck, formerly called "over-lop," consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold of ships of war, whereon the cables were usually coiled, and containing some cabins as well as the chief store-rooms. In trading vessels it is often a temporary deck.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of orlop in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of orlop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=orlop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orlop
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=orlop
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlop
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=orlop
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=orlop
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=orlop